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Symbols & Images of Kansas
Ideas for using this trunk with different ages and with youth groups 
Kansas Curricular Standards
The following lessons correlate to the 2004 Kansas History and Government, Economics and Geography Standards.
Fourth Grade
History, Benchmark 1, Indicator 2 - Uses traditional stories from regions of the United States to help define the region.
The Jayhawk
History, Benchmark 1, Indicator 4 - Describes how communication and transportation systems connect Kansas to other regions, past and present.
The Railroad
The Cattle Industry
History, Benchmark 3, Indicator 2 - Describes the history of the Kansas state song, "Home on the Range."
"Home on the Range," "The Kansas March," and "Here's Kansas"
Girl Scouts
Activity |
Trunk Correlation |
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Daisy Scouts |
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Nature in Action |
American Buffalo lesson
Ornate Box Turtle lesson
Western Meadowlark lesson
Honeybee lesson
Barred Tiger Salamander lesson
Wild Native Sunflower lesson
Cottonwood Tree lesson
Harney Silt Loam lesson
Kansas Weather lesson
Kansas Images:
An Activity Book for Children has directions for projects
related to Kansas symbols, weather, wheat and the cattle industry.
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Alphabet Hike |
Kansas Images: An Activity Book for Children
has directions for making a Kansas ABC book.
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Brownie Scouts |
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Puppets, Dolls, and Plays |
Ornate Box Turtle lesson· Jobs in Aviation lessonThe Jayhawk lesson
Kansas Images: An Activity Book for Children
has directions for creating props and costumes such as a buffalo
mask, salamander puppet, Cottonwood body puppet, honeybee finger
puppet, beekeepers hat, turtle hat, turtle shell to wear, paper
bag vest, stick horse, engineer's cap, baker's hat, sun visor,
and astronaut helmet.
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Let's Pretend |
Kansas Images: An Activity Book for Children
has directions for creating props and costumes such as a buffalo
mask, salamander puppet, Cottonwood body puppet, honeybee finger
puppet, beekeepers hat, turtle hat, turtle shell to wear, paper
bag vest, stick horse, engineer's cap, baker's hat, sun visor,
and astronaut helmet.
This trunk contains plays
about Kansas symbols. |
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Earth and Sky
Earth is Our Home |
Harney Silt Loam lesson - make healthy soil |
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Movers |
Kansas Images: An Activity Book for Children
has directions for creating a windsock, pinwheel (windmill),
Styrofoam airplane and paper rocket.
Aviation in Kansas |
Cub Scouts
| Achievement |
Trunk Correlation |
| Wolf
Cub |
| Your Flag Learn about the flag of your state or territory and how
to display it. |
State Seal and Flag lessonKansas Images: An Activity Book for
Children has instructions and a template for creating your own Kansas
flag. |
| Elective 2 - Be An Actor
a. Help to plan and put on a skit with costumes.
b. Make some scenery for a skit.
e. Make a paper sack mask for a skit.
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Kansas Images: An Activity Book for Children
contains instructions for making a buffalo mask, Cottonwood
body puppet, beekeepers hat, turtle hat, turtle shell to wear,
paper bag vest, stick horse, engineer's cap, baker's hat, and
astronaut helmet.
This trunk contains plays about
Kansas symbols. |
| Bear Cub |
| Country - 3. What makes America special? e. Choose a state. Name its state bird, tree, and flower. Describe its flag. Give the
date it was admitted to the Union.
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| Elective 2 - Weather c. Make a rain gauge.
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Kansas Images: An Activity Book for
Children contains instructions for making a rain gauge. |
| Elective 10 - Masks b. Make an animal mask.
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Kansas Images: An Activity Book for Children
contains instructions for making a buffalo mask.
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