Description
FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS LOUISIANA 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 in PPT and Google Slides; PDF is only editable in Acrobat Pro
IS THERE ANY AI-GENERATED TEXT, PHOTOS, OR ARTWORK IN THIS LESSON?
- All text in this lesson is 100% original and NOT AI-generated. It was researched, written, and edited by a Texas-certified teacher and school librarian with a MLS degree.
- All images are public domain photos or clipart purchased from human artists on TPT.
- All clipart is appropriate for upper-elementary grades. There are no cutesy images, and no clipart of humans.
THIS LOUISIANA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:
- 49-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
- List of 26 recommended books for Grades 2-5 that are set in Louisiana (1 page)
- Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages)
- Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page)
- Prep, set up, tips (6 pages)
- Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes detailed tips and CCSS, TEKS, and AASL Standards (4 pages)
- Instructions on how to set up PPT and Google Slides timings for scrolling slideshows (2 pages)
LOUISIANA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES
- Louisiana postal abbreviation
- Louisiana wildlife: alligator gar, alligator snapping turtle, alligator, Louisiana black bear, pelican, great egret, nutria, bullfrog, green tree frog
- ASL sign for “Louisiana”
- Louisiana cities and towns
- Louisiana state flower: magnolia
- State nickname
- Famous people who were born in or have lived in LA
- Hurricane Katrina (2005)
- Mardi Gras
- Louisiana Purchase
- Landforms & Things to See: Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, Louisiana State Capitol Building, Mississippi River, Ascension Parish Courthouse, Bayou Corne Sinkhole, Atchafalaya Basin
- Louisiana foods: gumbo, jambalaya, King Cake, beignets, crawfish étouffée, andouille sausage
- Vocabulary: bayou, Cajun, levee, zydeco, invasive species, native species, parish
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