Lesson Plan
Curated OER

North, South, East, or West

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a game to learn cardinal directions. In this map skills lesson, students move around the room using cardinal directions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Continents of the Globe

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify the continents on the globe. In this map skills lesson, students define the term "continent" and identify the seven continents on the globe.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Journeys...The Voices of Change

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students trace the immigration patterns of their ancestors. They plot information on a world map, develop a timeline of target immigration patterns, research and write a report on immigration and participate in a class play.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Name That Town

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore geographic locations and locate towns on a map using map coordinates.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Projects For USA Units

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study different regions of the United states through interdisciplinary activities. This lesson presents very creative, artistic ways for students to explore the variety of regions found in the United States.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rockin' Round New York State

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss their favorite rock groups and bands. They create rock groups that will be touring New York State. Students research cities in New York, determine dates of concerts, create touring itineraries, and develop Inspiration...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Kind of Vessel Are You?

For Teachers K - 5th
This is a strange question; but what kind of vessel would you be and why? After examining images of a large Inca jug, the class sets to writing a creative narrative that answers that very interesting question. They start by researching...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Passage Through Time

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young learners research and present information about a chosen subject to their peers, parents, instructors, and community. This lesson has a strong research and public speaking component, and would be ideal for your higher level students.
Organizer
Curated OER

Australia

For Students 5th - 6th
In this map of Australia worksheet, students research and study a map of Australia. Students label Australia's regions, major states and important landmarks.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Canada

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography worksheet, students examine a Canadian outline map. The title "Canada" is at the top, with no other labels. There are no suggested activities.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vermont Map, Word Search, Scrambled Places and Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography worksheet, students learn the important physical features and major cities in the state of Vermont by completing any of the 5 worksheets. There is a free form map, a "label me" map, word search, scrambled places and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Freeform Rhode Island Map

For Students 4th - 6th
In this free form Rhode Island map worksheet, students study, locate and memorize key cities, physical attributes and surrounding states for a quiz. Students fill out the major cities on a blank map of Rhode Island.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Freeform Pennsylvania Map

For Students 4th - 6th
For this Pennsylvania map worksheet, students research, study and label twenty important cities, physical attributes and the neighbors that surround Pennsylvania on a Pennsylvania map.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Map of Papua New Guinea

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography of Papua New Guinea worksheet, students color and label a map with major cities and physical features. Students will need to do their own research to label this blank map.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Map of Austria

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography of Austria worksheet, students color and label a map with major cities and important physical features. Neighboring countries are also shown but are not labeled.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Map of Australia

For Students 4th - 5th
In this geography of Australia learning exercise, students color and label a map with major states, cities and physical features. The Australian state borders are shown but not labeled.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Freeform Texas Map

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Texas map learning exercise, students research, label and discuss the most important cities in Texas, its physical attributes and the states that surround Texas.
Worksheet
Curated OER

"Label Me" Texas Map

For Students 4th - 6th
For this Texas map worksheet, students research, label and discuss the top ten major cities in Texas on a map, label the physical attributes and identify the surrounding states around Texas.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geography, Ecology, and Folklife

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify how do geography and ecology influence a region's folklife. Then they investigate this question and consider how an outsider might view their own region in this lesson. Students also identify how the natural world, even...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where in the World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore the global grid system. In this globe lesson, students identify latitude and longitude lines and how these can tell the coordinates of any place. They use the Internet to find the exact coordinates for their town. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living By Water

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars research a coastal community, locate it on a map and profile its physical, geography, climate, architecture and cultural characteristics. They envision this coastal community and make a detailed drawing of it by blending...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mongolia Geography

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine the geography and culture of Mongolia. Individually, they cut out cut-outs of animals to place on their maps and label the grasslands and desert areas. They locate major cities and rivers along with vegetation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tactile Maps

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students make a map of an assigned area (state, country, etc.) using a 3-D pictorial-tactile representation of the features to be included. They also learn to create a pictorial- tactile representation of their knowledge of a region, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering the Northwest Territories Through the Five Themes of Geography

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars use the Atlas of Canada to find basic geographical information about the Northwest Territories.