Activities

Bird Feeder Cams

Webcams are live shots that are updated every few minutes.

Boulder Creek Webcam
WBU Bird Feeder Cam

Blackberry Recipes

Mouth watering recipes for blackberry cobbler, fruit smoothie, jam bar, blackberry-almond cream tart or layered dessert will make a yummy culminating activity for your students.

Blackberry Jam Bars
Homestead Farms

Fitchburg Railroad

Using information from articles about the Fitchburg Railroad, challenge your students with a few math problems.

Fitchburg Railroad 1845 - 1900 (Quicktime Movies)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

Flour Milling

From field to table, you will find out how wheat is turned into flour. Then, bake biscuits.

Biscuit Recipe
Flour Advisory Bureau
Grain Chain

Maps

Using an 1852 Map of Concord, find the listed locations.

1852, 1883, and 1906 Concord Maps

Nashua River

The Nashua River has seen dramatic changes over the last decade. Take the Nashua River Walk and learn about river's habitat.

Nashua River Watershed Association

Nature Crafts

If you follow Henry and hike, you might want to have students make leaf prints or press flowers.

Nature Project Bark & Leaf Rubbings
United States Botanic Garden: How to Press Flowers

Nature Guides

Use these guides for identifying birds, flowers, and trees.

eNature.com - Field Guides to North America
Patuxent--Tools for Learning About Birds
What Tree is That?
Wildflowers in Bloom

Stamps

Have students learn about stamps. Then, have them create a commemorative stamp for one of the authors. The autobiographical stamp instructions and grading sheet can be easily changed to a biographical commemorative.

Autobiographical Stamp
Grading Sheet
National Postal Museum

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