Guest speakers

Field trips (Safeway, Fred Meyers, Walmart, library, fire department, etc.)

Career Day with parents

Foldables^®

Thinking Maps^®

Centers/ activities encouraging “buying” and “selling”

Construct a class map of the school showing hallways and location of the office, nurse, library, gym, music, etc.

Globe and map center

Up-cycling and recycling project

Alaskan landscape picture

Share family and ethnic traditions

Native dancing assembly

Read aloud and discuss:

• • Chester the Worldly Pig by Bill Peet

  • The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald

  • Chester the Worldly Pig by Bill Peet

  • The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald

  • Everybody Serves Soup by Norah Dooley or other books from the series

  • I Pledge Allegiance by Bill Martin, Jr.

Molly of Denali

BrainPOP Jr.

Daily Pledge of Allegiance

Kids Voting (https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/8808)

Constitution Day (September 17) activities

Class job

Use Skype with people who have different occupations

Identify birthdays-of-the-month on the class calendar and have individuals share how their family celebrates their birthday

Build a photo timeline of events that happen throughout the school year

Construct a class map of the school showing hallways and location of the office, nurse, gym, music, etc.

Field trips (Safeway, Fred Meyers, Walmart, library, fire department, etc.)

Career Day with parents

Share ethnic/family traditions

Origins of names; similar name in another language

Native dancing assembly

Centers that encourage “buying” and “selling”

Alaskan landscape picture sort

Visit Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government, K-2 page. (http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html)

Use Skype with people who have different occupations.

Download Wants & Needs book and lesson plans - featuring Mo Willems’ Pidgeon. (http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Needs-and-Wants)

Use the Exploring Maps and Models lesson to introduce the map and globe from the National Geographic website. (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/exploring-maps-and-models/?ar_a=1)