South American History Lesson Plans

Students focus on the geography of the countries of South America. Using a map, they identify the European countries who claimed the South American countries and research the influences they had on South America. To end the lesson, they write an essay about the South American country they want to live in with supporting details.

Learners explore South America. In this geography skills lesson, learners research South America by using political, physical, and population maps.  

In this lesson learners explore South America. In this geography lesson, learners research landmarks of historical or national significance and use their findings to create slideshows.

In this lesson students become familiar with a famous city or landmark, ancient ruin, or natural wonder found in South America. They create a slideshow with images and facts about the significance of that South American site and present it to the class.

6th graders use the five themes of geography and geographic tools to answer geographic questions and analyze geographic concepts. This unit focuses on an introduction to South America. The history, people and cultures is included.

Students role play as tour operators by planning a group tour to a country in Africa, Asia, or South America. They research the culture, physical geography, and history of one of the countries to highlight their tour destinations. They develop a brochure or booklet that describes their three week tour itinerary.

Students brainstorm what they know about South America, research information about specific South American country, and create travel brochures promoting different South American countries.

6th graders choose a country from either Europe, the Pacific Rim, Central America, or South America to research. Based on the information they collect, 6th graders compile a four-page brochure to send to the federal Minister of International Trade in Canada to convince him to begin or continue trading with the researched country.

Students discover the significance of similarities and contrasts of three separate cultures of the United States through music. They take out maps and trace the expedition of the Spanish along the coasts of Mexico and North and South America and the Caribbean Islands.

Students explore the history of bark paintings in South America and produce their own version of these paintings.