This Minnesota Library Lesson includes a presentation and two differentiated activities for Grades 2-5.
This Minnesota Library Lesson includes a presentation and two differentiated activities for Grades 2-5.
This Minnesota Library Lesson includes a presentation and two differentiated activities for Grades 2-5.
This Minnesota Library Lesson includes a presentation and two differentiated activities for Grades 2-5.

Minnesota Library Lesson

$7.00

This Minnesota Library Lesson includes Minnesota state symbols, places of interest, wildlife, landforms, climate, foods, Lake Superior, and more! It teaches through fun facts, would you rathers, and trivia questions. Designed as a library lesson, but can also be used as a classroom US state study.

 

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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS MINNESOTA 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.
  • Nearly all images are public domain photos or clipart purchased from human artists on TPT. One image of a cupcake was generated by DALL-E Open Source AI.
  • All clipart is appropriate for upper-elementary grades. There are no cutesy images and no clipart of humans.

 

THIS MINNESOTA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:

  • 50-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
  • List of 23 recommended Minnesota-themed books for Grades 2-5 (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)

MINNESOTA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES

  • Minnesota postal abbreviation
  • Minnesota wildlife: peregrine falcon, common loon, river otter, American badger, gray fox, Western painted turtle, Eastern bluebird, deer tick, butterfly mussels
  • ASL sign for “Minnesota”
  • Minnesota cities and towns
  • Minnesota state flower: pink lady’s slipper
  • State nickname
  • Famous people who were born in or have lived in MN
  • Landforms & Things to See: Paul Bunyan Historical Museum, Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge, Mall of America, Lake Superior, Lake Itasca, Split Rock Lighthouse, Chippewa National Forest, Spam Museum, Pipestone National Monument, Niagara Cave, Portsmouth Mine Pit Lake, “World’s largest ball of twine”
  • Minnesota foods: hotdish, cheese curds, porketta
  • Vocabulary: lake-effect snow, headwaters, pictograph, lumberjack, tall tales, guidebook

 

MORE US STATE LIBRARY LESSONS (ALL ARE FOR GRADES 2-5)

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