Why are many Midwestern states tops in agricultural production? If you answered because of the soil, you get an “A.” If you answered because of the prairies, you get an A+.” The Latest News reveals why prairies are so important and includes a list of inspirational and informative resources. From Lesson Ideas, you and your students can start a journey to discover prairie life from past to present. You can find a list of storybooks about prairies and other classroom resources on the Book Review link.
New and Revised Growing in the Garden for Classrooms
 Check out how powerful the prairie was for Laura Ingalls Wilder in a new Growing in the Garden (GITG) activity found on Lesson Ideas. Then go to the Latest News and look at a list of more than 40 fun, hands-on, new and revised Growing in the Garden: PreK-3rd Grade lessons coming in 2008. Besides “Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Life on the Prairie,” GITG now includes four new MyPyramid lessons, two new farm animal lessons, and expanded versions of the other popular lessons. All lessons are based on standards and benchmarks for science, language arts, math, social studies, health, and the arts; experiential education (do, reflect, apply) and the 5 E learners as inquirers model; multiple intelligences (learning styles); and life and character building skills such as critical thinking, communication and responsibility. For more correlation information, go to the learning & living web site.
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