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Inform the students while reading this book aloud that they should be creating visual images of each letter in their head. Then start reading //B is for Buckeye: An Ohio Alphabet// to the class. Once you have finished reading the book to the students, have a student pass out a handout with all of the letters listed and what the letters stand for. While the student is passing out the handout, quickly pull out the small figures you brought to represent the letters and set up 26 small stations (have the smaller representations already out when the students come into class, the bigger representations will distract the students during the start of class and the reading). Next, explain to the students that they will be writing two paragraphs for at least three different letters of their choice. The first paragraph will be about how a specific letter connects to their personal life of living in Ohio. The second paragraph will be about how this letter representation has had an impact on the growth of the entire United States. If a student is new to Ohio and really doesn’t have a lot of personal connections with living in Ohio then have this student use the letters to relate back to their home state. You could also have these students show how Ohio has had an impact on the rest of the states. This will be important when sharing so students can connect state histories. Once the students have finished writing, have them share their connections with the class.

Additional Standards: You could use almost any Social Studies standard. You can also use English Language Arts Reading standards.