Oregon State Library Lesson and Scavenger Hunts

This elementary lesson about Oregon includes state symbols, places of interest, wildlife, landforms, climate, foods, and more!

Students learn about Oregon through fun facts, would you rather questions, vocabulary words, trivia questions, and more!

This lesson has over 80 pages and slides, and it includes:

• 51-slide Lesson Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint + Google Slides
  • All body text is editable; you choose which slides you want to use.
  • 19 slides are whole class lesson slides.
  • 31 slides are “scrolling presentation” slides that are great for extending lessons or scrolling in the library during checkout and downtimes.
  • Please note that this presentation is designed to complement a read-aloud. The actual read-aloud story comes from you! Due to copyright laws, read-aloud videos of the books are NOT included.
• Two (2) editable, differentiated scavenger hunts (3 pages, PowerPoint and PDF)
  • Students “hunt” for images and information in the Part 2 scrolling slides part of the presentation. This gives students something to focus on during library checkout and downtime.
  • “Easier” version – Students color the objects as they find them.
  • “Harder” version – Students answer questions about the information in the slides, plus find smaller images.
  • Answer key is included.
• List of 25 recommended books to accompany this lesson (1 page, PowerPoint and PDF)
  • The list is editable and great to hand out to parents, teachers, and students looking for related books.
• Detailed, pre-filled Library Lesson Plan in editable PDF and PowerPoint formats (4 pages), aligned to:
  • AASL National School Library Standards for Learners,
  • National Common Core ELA Standards, and
  • Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
• Lesson tips and tricks for librarians on a “specials rotation” (6 pages, PDF)
• Google Classroom Basics (4 pages, PDF)
• Instructions on how to set up PowerPoint slide timings for scrolling slides (2 pages, PDF)

19 Lesson Slides:

Part 1 is a guided whole-class discussion. The slides walk you through the entire class discussion, from start to finish.

• ASL sign language for “OR” — includes video links and step-by-step directions for making the signs
• Oregon postal abbreviation
• Oregon on a map of the United States
• What is Oregon known for?
• State flower, bird, animal, flag, and state capital
• Other major cities and climate
• Other animals that live there
• Slide for your read-aloud (paste the book cover on the slide).
• Checkout reminders slide — Add your own reminders!
• “What Should We Do Now?” slide — This is very clear instructions on what students should be doing after the lesson.

31 Scrolling Slides:

Part 2 is the scrolling slides. Set them on a timer to scroll on a screen during library checkout. Students can use the scrolling slides to complete one of the two Scavenger Hunts.

• Vocabulary Words of the Week: “ghost town” and “sea stack”
• Library skill review: catalog searching by keyword
• Animals and wildlife: beaver, cougar, Rooosevelt elk, bald eagle, gopher snake, ducks
• Landforms and bodies of water: Crater Lake, sea stacks, Willamette River, Multnomah Falls, Mount Hood, the D River, Oregon Dunes
• Places of Interest: Cannon Beach, ghost towns, Voodoo Doughnuts shop, Paul Bunyan statue,
• Oregon foods: marionberries, doughnuts, maple bacon éclair, sweet cherries, chocolate pie with hazelnut crust, salmon
• State nickname
• Trivia question slides with answers
• Would You Rather and This or That question slides
• This week’s schedule and birthdays

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text. 

• Inquire – C.1. – D.3.
• Collaborate – D.1.
• Explore – A.1.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
© Copyright 2010 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy-SL.2.1.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10 – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.10. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.10.

Terms of Use
© Mrs. ReaderPants – By purchasing this product, you receive a one-user license. Copying or distributing to others is prohibited. See our Site Terms of Use for more information. For teacher-librarians: You may use this product with all of your classes and students.

Questions before buying? ​If the free preview file does not answer your question, you can contact us through ​​this link with questions.