Pupils explore the five themes of geography while they conduct Internet research to compare and contrast their city, region, or country with the city and region of Nagano, Japan.

In this online interactive New York quarter worksheet, students examine a New York quarter picture and answer 4 questions regarding it. This worksheet may be printed for classroom use.

In this online interactive Kansas quarter worksheet, students examine a Kansas quarter picture and answer 4 questions regarding it. This worksheet may be printed for classroom use.

In this online interactive Missouri worksheet, students write an acrostic poem regarding Missouri using the letters MISSOURI. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.

In this online interactive Missouri quarter activity, students examine a Missouri quarter picture and answer 4 questions regarding it. This activity may be printed for classroom use.

In this online interactive Montana quarter worksheet, students examine a Montana quarter picture and answer 4 questions regarding it. This worksheet may be printed for classroom use.

In this online interactive Nevada quarter worksheet, learners examine a Nevada quarter picture and answer 4 questions regarding it. This worksheet may be printed for classroom use.

In this online interactive Ohio quarter worksheet, students examine an Ohio quarter picture and answer 4 questions regarding it. This worksheet may be printed for classroom use.

In this online interactive Utah quarter worksheet, students examine a Utah quarter picture and answer 4 questions regarding it. This worksheet may be printed for classroom use.

Third graders locate several important American colonial cities on a map and research how their proximity to water and nearby arable land affected the rate and success of settlement.

Students explore various kinds of bears and gather information about them.  In this research and habitats lesson, students chart their bear information on large posters with illustrations of their bears. Students map the...

Learners investigate the idea of community by taking a field trip.  In this civics lesson, students participate in a supervised walk around their neighborhood while identifying characteristics and objects that make their home town...

Identify agricultural products grown in each region of the country. Discuss how geography affects what is grown or raised in a particular area.1. Hand out a copy of the two activity sheets "Food From Sea to Shining Sea" to each student....

In this unit of lessons, young scholars make sense of the Census. They examine why a census is taken and participate in activities.

Students study maps. In this social studies instructional activity, students draw a map of either their room at home or the route they take to school. Students label items on their maps.

In this word scramble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to make words and write the words in the blank spaces. Students spell 11 words.

Students gather geographic information about their community. They work together to create a community almanac.

Students locate their own communites and the nearest caves on a United States map. They calculate the distance to the nearest cave using rough scale.

Learners build a small city by using a half-gallon milk or juice carton to "build" a miniature home. They decorate their buildings with construction paper, yarn, beads, or whatever they have and become mailmen, delivering Valentine's to...

Students work together to examine the tastiest towns in the United States. After discovering the names of the equipment, they identify the seven continents. They take a survey and locate the cities and states of the foods mentioned.

Students explain the meaning of and recognize the map outlines of a peninsula, an isthmus, and a cape.

In this Alaska instructional activity, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Alaska. Students use the letters in ALASKA to begin each new line of poetry about the state.

In this online interactive Alaska quarter worksheet, students examine an Alaska quarter picture and answer 4 questions regarding it. This worksheet may be printed for classroom use.

In this Arizona acrostic poem worksheet, students write a poem about the state of Arizona. Students use the letters in ARIZONA to begin each new line of poetry.