Welcome to our new series of elementary interactive decision-making lessons created with Nearpod. This lesson involves making decisions about adopting a road, as seen in the Adopt-a-Highway program.

This Adopt-a-Road Nearpod lesson can be used with K-5 for literacy and social studies as it focuses on economic decision-making and civic participation. In addition, the lesson hits science standards in K-1. Here is the editable link ​. If you start your own free Nearpod account, you can edit the lesson to serve your needs. 

During the lesson, students are introduced to problems with litter and the Adopt-a-Road program. Then, students engage with a decision-making lesson where they have to decide which road to adopt. You can save and edit the Nearpod activity on this editable link or you can use the preview link like a slideshow.

Extras: For more information on the Adopt-a-Road program, visit the Florida Department of Transportation.

We have also included the handouts if you want to download and use them with your students!

Monday, October 5th is World Teachers' Day and celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. The recommendation set benchmarks and standards for global education. In 2020,  the theme of World Teachers’ Day is: “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”. Now that we have the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a dedicated target (SDG 4) that recognizes education as a key to a sustainable future in the global economy. 

Read more about SDG 4 on the United Nations Sustainable Development Education site . Then, the Worlds' Largest Lesson to find great lessons to teach about quality education. Celebrate your favorite teacher with a virtual card from EarthDay.org and use the site to find some great suggestions to help students design a better future for the planet!