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Guides to Minnesota Reflections

Welcome to "Guides to Minnesota Reflections," a new resource for K-12 teachers and their students. The guides were created by teachers who are very familiar with the Minnesota K-12 teaching standards. They include tips on how to search Minnesota Reflections and ideas of how to develop lesson plans from the guides.

We expect this site to grow, so check back often to look for more guides. Everyone is welcome to explore these guides, and we encourage your comments and feedback on the project.

• Arts
• Family and Consumer Sciences and Service Occupations
• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social Studies

Arts

• A Visual History of Theater and Music Programs (Sue Tabaka-Kritzeck)
  Grades 9-12

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Family and Consumer Sciences and Service Occupations

• FACS – Housing and Interior Design (Mary Johnson)
  Grades 9-12
• FACS Nutrition and Wellness Introduction (Mary Pat Roberts)
  Grades 6-8

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Language Arts (includes Reading, Media Literacy)

• Fall and Harvest Activity: Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch (Ann Woell)
  Grades K-1
• Native American Research Project (Ann Woell)
  Grade 3
• Picture Research Project (Josh St. Louis)
  Grade 5

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Mathematics

• Circles and Arches within Architecture (Jena Greig)
  Grades 9-12
• Eye Spy Geometry (Mary Alice Anderson)
  Grade 2
• Graphing and Calculating Population Changes (Mary Johnson)
  Grade 7
• Indirect Measurement based on Architecture (Jena Greig)
  Grades 9-12
• Minnesota Statistics Then and Now (Jena Greig)
  Grades 9-12
• Price Inflation (Jena Greig)
  Grades 9-12
• Surface Area and Volume (Jena Greig)
  Grades 9-12
• Symmetry and Transformations (Jena Greig)
  Grades 9-12
• Trigonometry based on Architecture (Jena Greig)
  Grades 9-12

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Science

• Animal and Animal Habitat Research (Ann Woell)
  Grade 3
• Global Weather Patterns Guide (Jim Kruger)
  Grade 8
• Going to the Circus (Ann Woell)
  Grades K-2
• Going to the Zoo (Ann Woell)
  Grades 1-2
• Inventions and Inventors (Ann Woell)
  Grade 3
• Landform Guide (Jim Kruger)
  Grade 8
• Landforms (Ann Woell)
  Grade 8
• Life Cycles (Ann Woell)
  Grade 1
• Mining in Minnesota (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 4
• Minnesota's Natural Resources (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 5
• Natural Disasters (Ann Woell)
  Grade 5
• Weather Research (Ann Woell)
  Grade 3

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Social Studies

• Archbishop John Ireland and Catholic Immigration (Brenda Zierden)
  Grades 9-12
• Childhood: Then and Now (Joyce Baumann & Terri Haakenson)
  Grade 1
• The Circus Is Coming to Town! (Joyce Baumann & Terri Haakenson)
  Kindergarten (Primary)
• Civil War in Minnesota (Ann Woell)
  Grade 6
• The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota (Erick Boe)
  Grade 7
• Comparing and Contrasting Communities in Minnesota (Erick Boe)
  Grade 8
• Crossing the Rivers (Dr. Joyce Jacobson)
  Grade 3
• Early Life on the Duluth Harbor (Joyce Baumann & Terri Haakenson)
  Grade 4
• Economics (Taxes) (Josh St. Louis)
  Grade 5
• Exploring Pioneer Life in Minnesota (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 2
• Families Over Time (Joyce Baumann & Terri Haakenson)
  Kindergarten
• Families Then and Now (Joyce Baumann & Terri Haakenson)
  Grade 1
• Famous Minnesotans (Josh St. Louis)
  Grade 5
• Fire Safety (Ann Woell)
  Grades K-1
• Fort Snelling: The Early Years (Terri Haakenson)
  Grade 4
• I Want It! I Need It! (Joyce Baumann & Terri Haakenson)
  Kindergarten
• The Impact of Religion on Minnesota's Infrastructure (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 3
• It's an Amusement Adventure! (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 4
• Let's Go Shopping! (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 2
• Looking for Patterns in the Settlement of Minnesota (Kim Penrod)
  Grade 6
• Mayo Clinic (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 3
• The Minneapolis Truckers Strike of 1934 (Mike Bidelman)
  Grades 9-12
• The Minnesota Home Front in World War II (Annie Allen)
  Grades 9-12
• Minnesota Industry in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries (Mike Bidelman)
  Grades 6; 9-12
• Minnesota Lumber Industry: The Impact of Population Growth and Technology (Mary Johnson)
  Grades 10-11
• Minnesota: Native Americans (John Warren)
  Grades 9-12
• Minnesota Railroads (Joyce Baumann & Terri Haakenson)
  Grade 6
• Minnesota's Native Americans (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 3
• Minnesotans and the Civilian Conservation Corps (Mary Alice Anderson)
  Grade 9
• The Name Game – Using Geographic Terms (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Kindergarten
• Oxcart Trails to Railroads to Highways (Mary Johnson)
  Grade 4
• Researching the Great Depression and WWII through the Experiences of Minnesotans (Marcia Applen)
  Grades 9-12
• The Rural Electrification Administration in Minnesota (Annie Allen)
  Grade 6
• The Swedish Invasion!! (Joyce Baumann & Terri Haakenson)
  Grade 4
• Thinking Like a Historian (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 1
• Transportation and Population In Minnesota (Annie Allen)
  Grade 6
• Turning Points in History: Iron Ore in Minnesota (Annie Allen)
  Grades 6-8
• Turning Points in History: The Telephone (Annie Allen)
  Grades 6-7
• U.S. Laws vs. Minnesota Laws (Josh St. Louis)
  Grade 5
• U.S. President Biography Research (Ann Woell)
  Grade 2
• Veterans Day (Marcia Applen)
  Grades 4-8
• The Ways We Use It – Land Use in Minnesota (Terri Haakenson & Joyce Baumann)
  Grade 6
• Working on the River (Dr. Joyce Jacobson)
  Grade 3
• World Mapping and Research (Ann Woell)
  Grade 3
• World War I: Home Front in Minnesota – Alien Enemy Registration (Mike Bidelman)
  Grades 6; 9-12
• World War I: The Home Front in Minnesota (Mike Bidelman)
  Grades 6; 9-12

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