Lesson Plans and Worksheets
Lesson Planet helps me search from such a large variety of creative and innovative teaching ideas from dedicated teachers. I am always looking for ideas to better teach my students and solicit the help of others in the education field. Many of the lesson guide students from concrete to abstract learning. Keep up the great work!
- Watkinsville, GA
- 07-09-11
United States Geography Teacher Resources
Find teacher approved United States Geography educational resource ideas and activities
Ninth graders investigate the country of Canada by examining their media in this geography instructional activity. They use the Internet to research Canadian newspapers and analyze a topic covered by both US and Canadian media sources. After comparing the different perspectives the US and Canada have on a single subject, they discuss their research with the class.
Pupils use Gallop Poll results to explore causes and effects of the concerns of Americans in the past. They administer a similar poll and consider what Americans in their community view as the most pressing problems in the United States today.
In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 14 short answer questions about a map (not included) that features the United States in 1860.
In this United States history and government standardized test practice worksheet, young scholars respond to 50 multiple choice questions, 2 essay prompts, and 14 short answer questions that require them to review their knowledge of history and government in the United States.
Fifth graders explore the fifty states of the United States through this six lessons unit. Multiple resources are utilized to produce a product about a particular state. The creation of an appropriate bibliography forms the basis of this unit.
Students become familiar with the states. They study capitols, mottos, nicknames, and other various details. They create group projects that be presented to the class.
For this North American geography worksheet, students read about the physical features and resources of the United States and Canada. Students take notes and answer 3 short answer comprehension questions as they read the selection.
Students investigate the geography of the United States through studying and recreating maps from memory. The memory map is required to have some of the major topographical features of the country included. Then descriptions of different regions are written.
Students acquire census information and create maps of the population density of the United States on different scales. They role play the roles of workers of a retail company and they use the population data to market to their customers.
Explore the lives of American Indians and early settlers in the state of Ohio. Young native Ohioans (or members of another state) research primary and secondary multimedia sources that detail the history between American Indians and Ohio settlers. Then they produce a talk show where they role-play the history between the two groups. As a cumulative activity, they make a timeline of significant events from that time period.