Great Lakes

Teaching Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling Clancy Holling? Take your kids on an adventure through the Great Lakes. Plentiful figurative language, detailed line drawings, and beautiful water colors make it a truly…

Great Lakes water activities provides lots of teachable moments. Start with the hydrosphere. Then move on to the evaporation and the water cycle. In addition, kids can learn about nutrient…

Teaching Great Lakes geology? Focus on glaciers and the rock layers they uncovered. In these activities, kids explore eras and the geologic timescale. Then they take a look at the…

Let kids discover Great Lakes facts with a short, collaborative research project. First, put kids in groups of five. Second, ask each student to investigate one lake. Third, combine the…

Teach Great Lakes geography with maps of the region. Kids will label the lakes, as well as surrounding states, provinces, and cities. They’ll learn to spell them too! (more…)

Looking for Great Lakes activities for kids? Take an interdisciplinary approach. Your students will love learning about Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. Better yet,…