LET'S CELEBRATE OHIO takes a county approach to the study of the state.
4th grade - 9th grade students can investigate their state and counties first-hand.
Activities are cross-curricular, tie in with proficiency outcomes and standards, and can be used
as a classroom unit, enrichment, or individual Investigation.
Table of Contents
1. Around-the-World Brainstorming
2. Tracking Ohio's Past - Creating a Visual Time Line of Ohio's 200 Years
3. Who's Who Breakfast - Who's Who in Ohio History?
4. Surveying Sleuths - How Much Do People Really Know About Basic Ohio Facts?
5. Legends and Lore - Exploring Legends and Lore from Ohio's Oral History
6. First and Foremost, One and Only - What are Some of the Things that Make Ohio Special?
7. Barnstorming - Practicing Math and Map Skills While Locating Ohio's Bicentennial Barns
8. Anywhere, Ohio - What Makes Ohio's 87 Other Counties Different From Your County?
9. Beautiful Ohio - Exploring Ohio's State Song and Other Musical Representations of Ohio
10. A Buckeye Banquet - Exploring Ohio's Cultural and Ethnic Diversity through Food
11. Going, Going, Gone - Exploring Ohio's Wildlife History through a Time Line/Map Simulation
12. Planes, Trains, and Canal Boats - Exploring Past and Present Forms of Transportation in Ohio
13. What's in Your Trash Can? - Exploring Ohio's Many Industries and Industrial Leaders
14. Ohio Arguments - Exploring Current Issues in Ohio through Debate
15. Internet Inquiry - Exploring Ohio Information through an Internet Scavenger Hunt
16. Boy, Have You Changed! - Exploring Changes Seen in Ohio's Counties
17. Ohio County Quilt - Exploring Ohio's 88 Counties
18. A Picture is Worth 100 Words - Creating a Visual Word Representation of Ohio
19. Destination Ohio - Exploring Ohio's Many Destinations through Trip Planning
20. Ohio Fest - Creating a Festival to Showcase Student Learning About Ohio
Teacher Resources
Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)
Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)
Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)
Sample Pages from the book. (In .pdf Form)
