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Worksheet
Curated OER

World Map

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this world map worksheet, students practice their geography skills as they label the 7 continents and 5 oceans. A word bank in included.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Abigail Adams: Integrating Social Studies and Language Arts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders increase reading strategies while learning about Abigail Adams and her role in history. In this Abigail Adams lesson, 3rd graders read about the American Revolution and Abigail Adams using all the balanced literacy...
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PPT
Curated OER

The Earth's BIG Features

For Teachers 3rd
Your students will enjoy the vivid pictures and interesting facts about world geography, in this presentation. Depicted are several major geographical features found around the world and a description of each.
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Handout
PBS

Arthur’s World Neighborhood: Bibliography for Kids

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Support young learners as they expand their cultural awareness with this list of children's literature on countries from around the globe. Including both fictional and non-fictional texts. This resource will help students across the...
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Interactive
Arcademics

Penguin Hop

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
It's a race to learn the state capitals. Using a multi-player video game, participants hop from iceberg to iceberg as penguins in response to questions about state capitals. The real-time practice lets both teacher and learner assess...
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Worksheet
Scholastic

Volleyball Road Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Review coordinate mapping with your young geographers by matching cities on a volleyball team's road trip itinerary to their appropriate coordinate locations. 
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Unit Plan
University of Kansas

Newspaper in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Body and Mind "Scapes"

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Robert Harris' artwork is the focus of this interesting series. Each lesson plan examines his images of the land and the sea and leads into activities that center around geography and the environment. Pupils create pieces of music, and a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Social Studies: Geographic Regions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create Powerpoint presentations about the five themes of geography in regions of the United States. They focus on the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest regions. Students use both pictures and words in their shows.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Teach Geography with KidPix 1

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a compass rose. In this geography activity, students create a compass rose using the computer program KidPix 1.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Study of Alaska

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students explore Alaska. This lesson is gearing mostly for students who live in Alaska.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography and our Family Favorites

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students talk with older family members about favorite family foods and where they have originated. They learn the process that went into the preparation and cooking of these foods and contrast how technology has affected food...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tissue Paper Geography

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students explore geographic features of the desert and apply their understanding of the topography of the desert by creating a tissue paper painting.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Geography Alphabetical Order Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this geography words activity, learners study a list of 12 words pertaining to geography. Students put the words in alphabetical order.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography With Dr. Seuss

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the book, The King's Stilts by Dr. Seuss and discuss the geographical information given in the book. Then they discuss and locate on a map the physical features that make up the continent of Africa. They create an original...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Geography Awareness Week: Practice Mapping Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
You won't get lost, after learning map skills during Geography Awareness Week.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Teaching Geography Through Geocaching

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Bring geography to life with a real world treasure hunt.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World Map and Globe

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students practice using a globe. In this geography lesson, students review globes and practice locating the earth's oceans. Students use the globe to locate and identify the seven continents.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Made In...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate where their own items of clothing were manufactured. They read their clothing labels and identify the countries, and plot the locations with pins on a large world map.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where in the World Is Mexico?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice map-reading skills as they locate Mexico and its cities on a world map. By creating a puzzle out of a map of Mexico, students engage in a meaningful hands-on activity to help them explore that country's geography.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Mekong River

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Junior geographers explore the region through which the Mekong flows, its pathway, the landscape, how people depend on the Mekong, and future uncertainties. They apply the five themes of geography to examine the region. They create a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Follow the Light

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is another in the interesting series of lessons that use the special State Quarters as a learning tool. During this lesson, pupils learn about lighthouses, maps, the cardinal directions on a compass, and U.S. geography. There are...
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Unit Plan
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Denver Public Schools

Kung-hsi Fa-ts' ai! – A Chinese New Year Celebration

For Teachers K - 10th
Looking for ideas for your Lunar New Year celebration? Check out an interdisciplinary unit of study that includes lessons in counting, calligraphy, culture, geography, literature, art, and music. Kung-hsi Fa-ts' ai! (May you become rich!)
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

On the Road with Marco Polo: From Hormuz to Venice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the route from Hormuz to Constantinople that was traveled by the Polos. They explain the importance of Constantinople in medieval time and discuss its location, and outer wall structure.

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