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FAST FACTS ABOUT THIS VIRGINIA 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
***Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! I cannot include a recorded read-aloud due to copyright restrictions.
THIS VIRGINIA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES:
- 41-slide PPT + Google™ Slides library lesson presentation
- List of 17 recommended read-alouds that are set in Virginia (1 page, PDF and PPT)
- Scavenger Hunt Activity (2 pages, PDF and PPT)
- Answer Key for Scavenger Hunt (1 page, PDF and PPT)
- Prep, set up, tips (6 pages, PDF)
- Detailed, pre-filled, editable lesson plan; includes CC, TEKS, SOLs, and AASL Standards (2 pages, PDF and PPT)
- Google™ Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
- Instructions on how to set up PPT slide timings for digital bulletin boards (2 pages, PDF)
VIRGINIA LIBRARY LESSON INCLUDES
- sign language: “Virginia” (fingerspell V-A) and “squirrel”
- Virginia on a map of the US
- what is Virginia known for?
- Virginia state flower (dogwood flower)
- Virginia state bird (northern cardinal)
- Virginia state flag
- capital city (Richmond) + other important cities
- Mystery animal (eastern gray squirrel)
- information about eastern gray squirrels
- blue crab
- pelican, hummingbird, wolf spider (pictured)
- Chesapeake Bay
- Mount Vernon (home of President George Washington)
- Jamestown
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington National Cemetery)
- Appalachian Trail
- Luray Caverns
- also pictured: Monticello, Mabry Mill, Peaks of Otter, James River, Roanoke Star, Virginia Capitol building,
- Word of the Week: brackish water and mollusk
- other vocabulary words: estuary, invertebrate, stalagmite, stalactite
- Virginia foods – Virginia baked ham, apple butter, peanuts, oysters
- Virginia is one of the 13 original colonies
- Library review: Where can we find books about the 13 colonies in the library (Dewey section)?
- Virginia climate
- All slides are illustrated with real photos and colorful clipart for Grades 2-5.