Students will be able to identify the map and globe symbols: Cardinal Directions; Compass Rose; Mountains; Rivers; Lakes; Towns; Roads, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings, in 1-2 class periods.
Students will be able to name the vocabulary words in Navajo, Ute and Spanish for the cardinal directions, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings, in 1 class period.
Students will be able to locate the local community, surrounding communities and major geographic features of the SE Utah and the Four-Corners region on a map, after receiving direct instruction and carrying out activities in cooperative group settings.
These activities will provide students an opportunity to reflect their culture through art.
Students will play a variety of games and activities to understand Cardinal directions.
Students will learn that there are rules to be followed or jobs to be done in the classroom. Students will also learn how to listen and speak to others.
Each activity download has a list of contents with a brief description of each of the items, a lesson plan for the science night planner, and table top documents for the night of the event.These could be easily adapted to use in the classroom for preschoolers.
In this activity students will work in pairs while addressing the social dilemma of who gets to be the leader and who follows, a common strain in relationships.
Students will begin to understand the concept of maps by describing the path that Little Red Riding Hood took on the way to Grandma's house.
This activity involves jobs families have to do around the house.
Students use the story problem process to solve math riddle problems.
Students will use rock samples to determine the density of Earth.
Students will learn about different cultures through dance.
Engaging in games played around the world, students will learn about other cultures.
Students will read information and/or watch a video about selective breeding of dogs and discuss the pros and cons related to the manipulation of animal species.
Students will learn the concepts of goods, services and community.
This activity uses Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to help students understand how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.
Students will design a butterfly so that it can be hidden somewhere in the room. Students in the next class or on the next day will look for the butterflies.
The students will learn the difference between inherited and acquired traits. They will fill out a chart of traits for their classmates and identify which of them are inherited.
This lesson helps students see that rules exist to keep themselves and others safe.