Here is a terrific lesson plan that uses a special State Quarter as a learning tool. This one uses the Alabama State Quarter. During this lesson plan, pupils learn about their five senses. They make observations about what is in paper...

Students analyze the Alabama quarter and discover information about Helen Keller. They participate in an activity requiring the use of the five senses. They write about a time they were brave.

Students access prior knowledge of the five senses and relate to students with disabilities. In this people with disabilities instructional activity, students research and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast famous people and...