Description
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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LESSON
- Recommended for: Grades 2-5
- Lesson Duration: 1-2 library lessons (about 50 minutes total)
- Formats: PPT, Google Slides, PDF
- Editable: YES, all text is editable
THIS CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:
- 51-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
- List of 20 recommended read-alouds that are set in California (1 page)
- Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages)
- Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page)
- Prep, set up, tips (6 pages, PDF only)
- Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, and AASL Standards (2 pages)
- Instructions on how to set up PPT and Google Slides timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF only)
CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES
- sign language: “California” (fingerspell C-A) and “bear”
- California postal abbreviation (CA)
- California on a map of the US
- What is California known for?
- California state flower (California poppy)
- California state bird (California quail)
- California state nickname (“The Golden State”)
- California state flag
- capital city (Sacramento) + other important cities
- California climate, wildfires, earthquakes, Santa Ana winds
- Mystery animal (sea lion)
- information about sea lions and California condors
- other animals include: sea otter, coyote, elk, black bear, and California desert tortoise
- how to tell a seal from a sea lion
- Places of interest: Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Death Valley, Joshua Tree National Park, Mount Whitney, Golden Gate Bridge, Tower Bridge over the Sacramento River, Lake Tahoe
- San Andreas Fault
- Methuselah (oldest tree in the world)
- sequoia trees (tallest trees in the world)
- General Sherman tree (tallest tree in the world)
- San Francisco earthquake (1906)
- Gold Rush (1848-1855)
- California foods – churros, avocados, garlic ice cream
- Library Skill: where to find books to help learn Spanish (400 section)
- Word of the Week: populous, fault
- other vocabulary words: endemic, (seal) pup, covey
- All slides are illustrated with real photos and colorful clipart for Grades 2-5.
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