Extension Activities 1. Mapping skills can be integrated into this thematic unit. A map of the United States can be displayed for students to locate their particular park. Children can make a T-shirt with a scene depicting some feature found in their National Park. Children can make a brochure to promote their specific national park.
Children can design and make a postcard in which they depict a scene in their National Park.
Next, they must write a postcard home to their parents as though they were actually visiting the park. Challenge the children to select a nutritional snack that might be unique to the geographical area in which their National Park is located. Place activity papers in student portfolios as a way of showing student progress through the school year. Design a rubric for the specific unit on National Parks. Look for evidence that the editing experiences are accurately done.