Curated OER
Designing a Hiking Trail
Put your students' map skills to the test with this engaging cross-curricular project. Given the task of developing new hiking trails for their local community, young cartographers must map out beginner and intermediate...
Scholastic
Owl Moon Teaching Plan
Capture the engagement of young readers with this collection of activities based on Jane Yolen's book, Owl Moon. Following a shared reading of this children's story, the class explores the geography of the American Northeast,...
American Immigration Law Foundation
No Pretty Pictures
Here is a nice set of activities and discussion questions to accompany your class reading of No Pretty Pictures, a memoir of a young girl's experiences and struggle for survival during the Holocaust.
Environmental Education in Wisconsin
Biome Travel Guide
In a perfect marriage of social studies and science, groups work together to research and create a travel guide presentation to share with the class. Not only do kids learn about the climate and geography of a biome, but also the...
Curated OER
Create Your Own Country Project
Young scholars demonstrate their knowledge of geography with this fun, collaborative social studies project. Working in small groups, students develop their very own countries, writing descriptions...
National Geographic
Rescuing, Relocating, and Rehabilitating Wildlife
Bring up the Deepwater Horizon (BP) oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Display the colorful diagram of the coastal and marine organisms living in the area. Show a video about relocating the eggs of the Gulf's sea...
Curated OER
The Seven Continents Scavenger Hunt
Who doesn't enjoy an engaging scavenger hunt? Here, scholars listen to, and discuss, the informative text, Where is my Continent? by Robin Nelson. They then explore the seven continents and four major oceans using...
Curated OER
Convergence with The Cay: Exploring Geographic Concepts Wrapped in a Story
Here's an awesome unit that uses The Cay as the anchor text. The 16-page packet is loaded with teaching ideas, activities, and suggested adjustments.
National Gardening Association
Migration Mishaps
Elementary ecologists pretend to be migratory hummingbirds. They fly between wintering and nesting grounds, trying to reach a habitat haven. In a musical-chair fashion, some birds will miss out, and are removed from the game. To further...
Read Works
Read Works: This Is North America
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, geographical information about North American is provided in this informational text. Questions that assess multiple reading skills...
Other
Edte.ch: Maths Maps
Maths Maps is a collaborative project where participants use Google maps to choose a location within one of the cities highlighted, then create a Math problem about the site. The problems are marked on the map with various colors...
Read Works
Read Works: The Treasure Hunt
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about some kids who surprise their friend Jordan with a treasure hunt for her birthday. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Learn About Maps
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, the basic terminology associated with map are explained in this informational text. A question sheet is available to help students...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Paraguay
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Paraguay. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: El Salvador
This resource site in Spanish for the country of El Salvador. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Costa Rica
This resource site in Spanish for the country of Costa Rica. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate, population, life expectancy, infant...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Peru
This resource site in Spanish from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes for the country of Peru. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size,...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Uruguay
This resource site from the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes in Spanish for the country of Uruguay. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size,...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Ecuador
This resource site from Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes in Spanish for the country of Ecuador. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate,...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Puerto Rico
Bibliotica Virtual Miguel de Cervantes is an excellent resource site in Spanish for Puerto Rico. The flag and a general map of Puerto Rico are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size, climate,...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Panama
Excellent resource site from the Bibliotica Virtual Miguel de Cervantes in Spanish for the country of Panama. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size,...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Nicaragua
This resource site from Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes in Spanish is for the country of Nicaragua. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size,...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Venezuela
This resource site from Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes in Spanish for the country of Venezuela. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size,...
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel De Cervantes: Guatemala
This resource site from Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes in Spanish is for the country of Guatemala. The flag and a general map of the country are included. Of particular interest is the statistical data available on land size,...