Map School & Draw Favorite Place

Map School & Draw Favorite Place

Activity Overview Activity Title: Map School & Draw Favorite PlaceGrade Band: Elementary (Lower) Students explore geography through familiar spaces, learning how to navigate their classroom, school, and nearby surroundings. Using simple mapping skills, they draw a...
Map School & Draw Favorite Place

Map Community

Activity Overview Activity Title: Map CommunityGrade Band: Elementary (Upper) Students explore how geography, community, and culture are connected by mapping their local surroundings. They create hand-drawn or digital maps of their neighborhood or school area,...
Parallel Historical Events

Parallel Historical Events

Activity Overview Activity Title: Parallel Historical EventsGrade Band: High School Students will research two connected or comparable historical events — one in New Mexico’s history and one in U.S. or world history.They will analyze causes, outcomes, and perspectives...
Local Hero Research Project

Local Hero Research Project

Activity Overview Theme: Storytelling – New Mexico’s ContributionGrade Band: High School (Grades 9–12) In this activity, students learn to document and analyze the stories of local heroes through the process of oral history research. They will conduct interviews,...