This California Library Lesson is for elementary libraries serving Grades 2-5.
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California Library Lesson – California State Study – US States

$7.00

This California Library Lesson features California state symbols, places of interest, wildlife, landforms, and history! Students learn about California through fun facts, would you rathers, vocabulary words, trivia questions, and more! Designed as a library lesson, but can also be used in the classroom.

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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.

 

MORE US STATE LIBRARY LESSONS

This Florida Library Lesson was made especially for elementary librarians on the Specials rotation. It's for Grades 2-5 and includes a lesson, two differentiated activities, Recommended Reads, and a pre-filled lesson plan aligned to TEKS, CCSS, and AASL.  This Texas Library lesson is for Grades 2-5. It includes two differentiated scavenger hunt activities, pre-filled lesson plan template, and Recommended Reads list.  This Virginia Library Lesson is for Grades 2-5.

 

SEE THE GROWING BUNDLE (TPT LINK)

This is the bundle of US states library lessons. It is a growing bundle, and all states are planned...eventually.

 

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