Hey Oregon! You’re lookin’ pretty spry for being 150.
All year long Oregon has been celebrating its Sesquicentennial, a landmark year, turning the big 1-5-0! If you haven’t had the time or chance to incorporate some state learning into your lessons, now’s your last chance. Below you will find several resources that take the guess work out of lesson making.
Happy Learning
OREGON 150 EDUCATION RESOURCE SITE
http://www.oregon150.org/education/
OREGON 150 HOME PAGE
http://www.oregon150.org/
OPB’S OREGON EXPERIENCE EDUCATION SITE
http://www.opb.org/programs/oregonexperience
OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S EDUCATION SITE
http://www.ohs.org/education/index.cfm
OREGON DEPT. OF EDUCATION, 150 RESOURCES
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1680
OREGON DEPT. OF EDUCATION, 100th BIRTHDAY
http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/centennial-resource-unit.pdf
OPB’S FAMILY AND TEACHER RESOURCE SITE
http://www.opb.org/kidsfamily/teachers/6/
TRAVEL OREGON – FREE TRAVEL GUIDES AND INFORMATION
http://www.traveloregon.com/Free-Travel-Guides.aspx
Oregon Department of Education
View and download “legacy curriculum” lesson plans from Oregon’s Virtual School District. Submitted by teachers across the state, these are classroom ready lessons to help your class commemorate the sesquicentennial.
Read Oregon’s Story of Statehood courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society!
Take Care of Oregon Days:
150 Projects and Educators’ Guide
Start planning your Take Care of Oregon Day projects by downloading our Service-Learning Project Planning Guide, or download 150 Project Ideas, complete with content standards, essential skills, and online resources for your classroom!
Youth Legacy Project
This sesquicentennial project is aimed at Oregon’s high school students- the state’s future leaders and decision-makers. The goal is to actively engage today’s youth to envision Oregon’s next 50 years and create a blueprint for realizing that vision. Click here to learn more, including lesson plans, a video, and symposium application!
Oregon University System
Sign up for college and university campus-based sesquicentennial events on the Oregon University System website.
Be sure to incorporate some fun, before Oregon is 151.
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