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Grades 3–5
Lessons
Endangered Perspectives

by Ellen Fee, 826 MSP

Narrative
Poetry
STEM

Students will learn about endangered species, how animals become endangered, and then write either a poem or a story about a day-in-the-life about an endangered animal of their choosing.

Grades 8–12
Lessons
You Can’t Mix Oil and Water

by Erin Ruane, 826 New Orleans

Informational
STEM

In this lesson, students are challenged to reevaluate the way water and land are represented on a map.

Grades 4–5
Projects
Rare Air / Aire Raro

by Brandan Pierce, 826michigan

Poetry

In this project, students explore poetry as a way of explaining and defining the world around them via the people, places, and events that make up their life.

Grades 5–6
Lessons
Your Intergalactic National Park

by Jayne Kennedy, 826LA

Fantasy/SciFi
Informational
Narrative

Gather students around the metaphorical campfire to craft a brochure for an Nature Preserve on another planet, complete with crazy critters, plant life, unique geological formations, and park history

Grades 8–12
Lessons
Low Down Dirty Maps

by Saiya Miller, 826 New Orleans

Informational
Media
Narrative

Students will collect dirt, map their neighborhood, and listen to music that explores low sound, depth of soil, and the psychological landscape of New Orleans.

Grades 7–12
Sparks
The Beast with Ada Limón

by Ada Limón

Poetry

This poetry prompt from Ada Limón invites students to consider a personal connection to an animal.