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Schools

  • Franklin Elementary
  • Jackson Elementary
  • Jefferson Elementary
  • Madison Elementary
  • Monroe Elementary
  • Riverview Learning Community
  • Washington Middle School
  • Wilson Middle School
  • Stangel Learning Community
  • Lincoln High School

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Below are lesson plans to help plan your trip.  If you have questions or need assistance with planning, please contact the School Forest Coordinator.  

4K Lesson Plans

Nature Explorers

Nature Play Area Materials

5K Lesson Plans

Fall Exploration

Nature Play Materials

Spring Explorations

Winter Explorations

1st Grade Lesson Plans

Little Critters

Soils

Winter Wonders

2nd Grade Lesson Plans

Plants

Spring Study

Weather Day

3rd Grade Lesson Plans

Forest Creatures

Measurements

Third Grade Trail Forest Adventure

Wetland Study

Winter in the Woods

4th Grade Lesson Plan

Birds, Bugs, & Journals

Ice Age

Lumberjack Day

Maple Sugaring

5th Grade Lesson Plans

Forest Study and Tree Planting

Orienteering

Winter Day

6th Grade Lesson Plans

Archery

BioBlitz

Fire Safety 

Geocaching

Geocaching Powerpoint

Group Challenges

Minute to Win it Games

Night Hike 
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Manitowoc Public School District

Grades: PK - 12

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    Manitowoc, WI 54220
  • Phone: 920-686-4777

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Planned Phone Outage

District phone service will be down beginning at 1pm on Thursday June 19th and ending on June 20th. Please contact us using the contact us form on our website during this planned outage found here.