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Pioneer Trails and Towns

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research pioneer trails to discover how they have changed. In this pioneer trails and towns lesson, 3rd graders identify trails on a map and gather information on how those trails are now major roads and highways along town...
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Goodness! Gorillas in Our Community!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss the story Goodness! Gorillas in Our Community! and create character maps from it. They practice qualities of community membership and write about and illustrate these qualities.
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Can you cry like a baby?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice the strategies of phonemes and spellings maps to sound out new words. They work on the short vowel /a/ sound with a sentence strip with "Allie the Alligator sat on a mat eating apples," on it and the book, "Cat in the...
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The Evening News - Rainforest Rescue

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders prepare a television briefing reflecting on their experiences in an earlier lesson in which they simulated surviving a crash into the Amazon and using maps to achieve rescue. They develop and present a summary of their...
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Urban Geo Worksheet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this urban geography worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions about urban geography after they have read a related article. The article is not included.
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Using a Compass Rose

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore geography by completing a mapping activity in class. In this directional lesson, 2nd graders examine a map in class and utilize a compass rose to identify their location and destination. Students write directions...
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A View from Overhead

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the concept of mapping. Using given illustrations, students observe views of a park from above the ground. They compare and contrast the different views. Students discuss uses for maps. Using a resource from the...
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Using a Compass Rose

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice navigating around their neighborhood by utilizing a compass.  In this geography lesson, 2nd graders view a compass rose, discover the purpose of it, and utilize it to navigate through a printed map of their...
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"Eggs-treme" Egg Hunt

For Teachers K - 8th
Students practice reading a map of the classroom or playground. They hide plastic eggs and draw a map identifying the location of two eggs hidden in the classroom or on the playground.
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Super Summarizers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the process of summarization by creating an event map. They discuss the process of summarizing text, then silently read an article from "Time For Kids" magazine. Students observe the teacher create a map for the...
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The Odyssey Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read and discuss part 1 of The Odyssey and create a mind map and visual images to represent vocabulary. In this reading lesson plan, 9th graders are introduced to poetry, and the Hero Cycle.
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Nina Bonita: Culture and Beauty

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read Nina Bonita by Ana Maria Machado. For this reading comprehension/ geography lesson, students recall various parts of the story and create a map of where the rabbit traveled throughout the story. They participate in group...
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Dandelion Seed Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a map using the story The Dandelion Seed by Joseph Anthony. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop map skills as they illustrate the path of the seed in The Dandelion Seed.
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My Perfect Neighborhood

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders make a map of their neighborhoods and identify their homes as being East, West, South, or North from the school on the map. They identify at least six local landmarks on a map of their town.
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Voyage to the New World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the history of North America by creating a map.  For this world geography lesson, 3rd graders analyze the voyage Christopher Columbus took to arrive at the new world by creating a map of his...
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Treasure Hunt!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students follow directions on a worksheet to follow directions on a map of the United States and Territories of the United States. In this directions worksheet, students use a compass rose and learn the directions.
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Community Map of The Giver

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read "The Giver" after finishing the unit on inventions and inventors. Using the information in the novel, they develop a geographic map illustrating the community in the story. They identify human and physical features and...
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What Do You Know About Oceans?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students brainstorm and discuss what they know about oceans and seas, read poem My Ocean Speaks by Olga Cossi, discuss narrator's feelings about ocean, write reflective journal entries about their experience or inexperience with the...
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Schools

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a unit of lessons on school and how schools have changed. They read a Laura Ingalls Wilder excerpt, view and discuss a Norman Rockwell painting, conduct an interview, construct a school map, and create an ABC book...
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Lesson Six Where People Live

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars investigate where people live. In this early geography lesson, students read Make Way for Ducklings! by Robert McCloskey and then discuss what neighborhoods are as they identify them on landscape picture maps.
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Hole Mole

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the book Hole Mole and complete activities that teach them about Mexican culture. In this Holy Mole lesson plan, 2nd graders complete cooking, drawing, writing, and other activities.
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American Civilization

For Teachers K
Students review map and globe skills. They gather background to the story of Christopher Columbus' voyage.
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Babar's Travels

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the story The Story of Babar and have a class discussion about his travels, discuss their families, design a map, pick music, and more. In this cross curricular musical lesson plan, students create a music map for each of...
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Teen America Travels New England

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students simulate the role of a travel agent to understand how to read and use road maps. They plan a bus trip through New England for a group of travelers that includes, bus travel, meals and attractions. They plan the distance that...

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