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The Gift of History is a year -long program that is intended to teach Orange County's third graders that <br />history is alive and all around them. Below are key educational components for learning opportunities <br />that the Gift of History offers throughout the year. <br />Pre -Event Learning Opportunities <br />• Mini Lessons — Teacher's will have the opportunity to prepare their <br />classes for what students will see and hear at the event. Each lesson <br />provides a biography on one of the speakers, identifies how <br />common core standards are met through the large history lesson <br />and provides mini activities for students to assist in preparing them <br />for the larger history lesson. <br />Road Trip to Learning — This lesson will enable students to use an <br />interactive map to plan their route to the stadium and to identify <br />what historical elements they will see on the way. <br />At the Event <br />• Lesson on Orange County History — Produced by the talented team at Disney, this history lesson <br />takes students through Orange County's history, from its beginnings to what is going on today. <br />Post -Event Learning Opportunities <br />• Nothing Rhymes with Oranae —All students will receive a copy of Nothing Rhymes with Orange, a <br />history book about Orange County written specifically for third grade students. Teachers will receive <br />a teacher's guide, which was produced by the Orange County Department of Education, to help <br />students identify learning objectives. <br />Essay Contest —AII students are invited to participate in an essay contest about Orange County <br />History, which is sponsored by the Orange County Register in Education. This contest is intended to <br />connect the larger event with what they have learned about Orange County history. <br />• Online Quiz —All classrooms are invited to participate in a weekly online quiz, where <br />they can test their knowledge of what they have read in Nothing Rhymes with Orange. <br />• Orange County Scavenger Hunt — In 2013, students will be able to participate with their <br />parents in an Orange County Scavenger hunt. This scavenger hunt is intended to <br />incentivize students and their parents to visit historical places within the county. <br />29A -5 <br />