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- Grades K–1
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— Symbols in My Eyes (Oklahoma)
- Lesson 2— All About Nicknames (New Mexico)
- Lesson 3— Super Saguaro (Arizona)
- Lesson 4— Water Cycling in the Wilderness (Alaska)
- Lesson 5— How Will We Get There? (Hawaii)
- Lesson 6— Coin Connections
- Additional Resources
- Grades 2–3
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— Spy the Flycatcher (Oklahoma)
- Lesson 2— It's All in the Pattern (New Mexico)
- Lesson 3— Desert Dwellers (Arizona)
- Lesson 4— It's a Bear Out There (Alaska)
- Lesson 5— Aloha from the King (Hawaii)
- Lesson 6— A State by Any Other Name
- Additional Resources
- Grades 4–6
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— Oh, the Regions! (Oklahoma)
- Lesson 2— Sunny Symbols (New Mexico)
- Lesson 3— Layer by Layer (Arizona)
- Lesson 4— The Coin and the Fable (Alaska)
- Lesson 5— An Island Introduction (Hawaii)
- Lesson 6— Rename that State!
- Additional Resources
- Grades K–1
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— Big Blue Sky (Montana)
- Lesson 2— Wow! Water, Trees, Fish! (Washington)
- Lesson 3— My Happy Habitat (Idaho)
- Lesson 4— "W" Is for Wyoming (Wyoming)
- Lesson 5— Which Came First? (Utah)
- Lesson 6— Shapes, Shapes Everywhere!
- Additional Resources
- Grades 2–3
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— Can You Adapt? (Montana)
- Lesson 2— Looking at Landforms (Washington)
- Lesson 3— Poetry to My Ears (Idaho)
- Lesson 4— A Cowboy's Life (Wyoming)
- Lesson 5— I'll Meet You in the Middle (Utah)
- Lesson 6— Take Me to Your National Park
- Additional Resources
- Grades 4–6
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— Food Web (Montana)
- Lesson 2— Salmon Stories (Washington)
- Lesson 3— Illustrated Beauty (Idaho)
- Lesson 4— Voting for Change (Wyoming)
- Lesson 5— Read All About It! (Utah)
- Lesson 6— Just the Facts
- Additional Resources
- Grades K–1
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— Force of Habitat (Nevada)
- Lesson 2— Push or Pull (Nebraska)
- Lesson 3— Mapmaker, Make Me a Map (Colorado)
- Lesson 4— Give Me A "B"! (North Dakota)
- Lesson 5— Four Famous Faces (South Dakota)
- Lesson 6— Let the Music Play! (Bicentennial)
- Additional Resources
- Grades 2–3
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— How Resourceful Are You? (Nevada)
- Lesson 2— Travel the Trail (Nebraska)
- Lesson 3— A Mountain of Myths (Colorado)
- Lesson 4— Protect for Safekeeping (North Dakota)
- Lesson 5— Follow the Leader (South Dakota)
- Lesson 6— By George, I Think We Have It! (Bicentennial)
- Additional Resources
- Grades 4–6
- Complete set of lessons and resources
- Lesson 1— Amazing Metals (Nevada)
- Lesson 2— Wagons West! (Nebraska)
- Lesson 3— Colorful Colorado (Colorado)
- Lesson 4— Neither Wind Nor Rain (North Dakota)
- Lesson 5— What an Accomplishment! (South Dakota)
- Lesson 6— Presidential Biography (Bicentennial)
- Additional Resources
- Grades K–1
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Quarter Conservation (California) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Lots of Lakes (Minnesota) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Crater Creation (Oregon) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Flower Power (Kansas) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— Over, Under, In, and Out (West Virginia) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Past and Present [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 2–3
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— You Can Depend on Me (California) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— What's in a Name? (Minnesota) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Let's Look at Legends (Oregon) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Kansas Clues (Kansas) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— Letters from the Road (West Virginia) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Simple Strategies [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 4–6
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Rock On! (California) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— A Fish Story (Minnesota) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Explosive Ideas! (Oregon) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Can You See the Light? (Kansas) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— Bridging the Gap (West Virginia) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Slowly But Surely [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades K–1
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— A Coin Out of Water (Michigan) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— It's Time to Rhyme (Florida) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Simple Symbols (Texas) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— The Value of Coins (Iowa) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— Goods For You (Wisconsin) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Looks Aren't Everything [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 2–3
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— How to Make a Lake (Michigan) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Discovery, Ship to Shuttle (Florida) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Making Order Out of Borders (Texas) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— It Matters to Me (Iowa) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— Being Resourceful (Wisconsin) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Learn to Earn When you Tend to Spend [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 4–6
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Introducing Industries (Michigan) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Distinguished Discoveries (Florida) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Making Cents of Independence (Texas) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Every Picture Tells A Story (Iowa) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— In Great Demand (Wisconsin) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— State Sights to See! [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades K–1
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Coin Connections (Illinois) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Using Your Senses (Alabama) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Quarters from the Coast (Maine) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Sorting by Site (Missouri) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— The Nature of Coins (Arkansas) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Coin Motion [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 2–3
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Places We Live (Illinois) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Special Traits (Alabama) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Follow the Lights (Maine) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— A Trip Back in Time (Missouri) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— The Natural State (Arkansas) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— A Fraction of the Cost [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 4–6
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— The Life of Lincoln (Illinois) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Talk To Me (Alabama) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Hardships on the Maine-land (Maine) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Discovering Descriptions (Missouri) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— A Biome To Call Home (Arkansas) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Quarter, Nickel, Dime... [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades K–1
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Sing a Song of Coinage (Tennessee) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Pioneers in Space (Ohio) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Our States, My State (Louisiana) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Coin Crossroads (Indiana) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— Sounding Out the Symbols (Mississippi) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Pennies and Nickels and DimesÂ…Oh, My! [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 2–3
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Musical Change (Tennessee) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Flying High in Ohio (Ohio) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Mapping America (Louisiana) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— The Great States Race (Indiana) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— 2002 State Flower Show (Mississippi) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Great Graph! [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 4–6
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Sing for Your State (Tennessee) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— A Life Without Flight (Ohio) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Fast Facts (Louisiana) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— A Race through the States (Indiana) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— A Financial Flower Garden (Mississippi) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— What's the Story? [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades K–1
- Grades 2–3
- Grades 4–6
- Grades K–1
- Grades 2–3
- Grades 4–6
- Grades 7–8
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— Putting it All Together (Early American History) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Getting to Know an Era (Modern American History) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— Who Has the Power? (U.S. Government) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Unity vs. Diversity: The Currency of the Roman Empire (Ancient World History) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— Understanding National and Regional Identity (Modern World History) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— Changing Hands (Economics) [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
- Grades 9–12
- Complete set of lessons and resources [rtf]
- Lesson 1— The Growth of a Nation (Early American History) [rtf]
- Lesson 2— Starting A Revolution (Modern American History) [rtf]
- Lesson 3— The Laws of the Land (U.S. Government) [rtf]
- Lesson 4— Credit as Currency? (Ancient World History) [rtf]
- Lesson 5— A World of Money (Modern World History) [rtf]
- Lesson 6— You Can Bank On It! (Economics) [rtf]
- Additional Resources [rtf]
1999/2000 Audio Cassettes
To request audio cassette versions of the 1999/2000 Lesson Plans, please send your address and indicate the specific grade level requested to the following address:
American Printing House for the Blind
Attn: Doug Trent
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY 40206
These audio cassettes are only available for 1999/2000 lesson plans and for blind and visually impaired instructors
