Geography of the Caribbean Lesson Plans

Learners research and view a video on the geography of the Caribbean. For this Caribbean geography lesson, students go on an imaginary trip to the Caribbean and write postcards and letters telling of their trip. Learners will include information on culture, products and geographical features.

Have your class do research on natural disasters and create a presentation using this resource. In completing this activity, learners apply the five geography themes to their research. They write a paper describing their results. It's a great way to provide a cross-curricular approach.

Students complete a unit that explores the cultures of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba through cooking. They follow step-by-step directions of a variety of recipes, create a Caribbean scrapbook or cookbook, and participate in a simulated market day.

Students imagine themselves on an island in the Caribbean to make postcards for their classmates and write letters about a vacation to their relatives. They view a video on the geography of the islands then research the tourism on one of the islands using the internet.

Fifth graders explain how geography has shaped the cultures and traditions of  the people who immigrated to the Western Hemisphere. In this human migration lesson plan, 5th graders investigate how geography influenced where and how humans settled into the Western Hemisphere. This lesson plan includes 4 additional complimentary lesson plans that generate multiple connections.

Sixth graders study the geography of the Caribbean Islands. In this Caribbean geography lesson, 6th graders use maps and atlases to find certain locations in the Caribbean. Students practice using different types of maps, using latitude and longitude coordinates, and gain experience with cartography.

Ninth graders take a trip to Central American and the Caribbean. In this culture and geography lesson, 9th graders research selected countries of the region. Students use their findings to create tri-fold brochures to share with others.

Students write a children's book in Spanish. They locate and label the Spanish speaking Caribbean Islands on a map. Students determine the theme, location, and main characters in the book La Isla. They review the present, present progressive and preterite tenses.

Students study the state of the world before the slave trade. They explain the geography and economics of the slave trade. They explore primary sources and how historians use these sources to create historical interpretations.

Students investigate the seasonal changes to sea surface and near-surface air temperatures near the equator. They use actual satellite data to track and graph the differences in air and sea temperatures during different seasons in the Caribbean.