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Geography With Dr. Seuss

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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 physical map of an imaginary place using six geographic terms.

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geographic features

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geographical features, Map, social studies
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Grade
3rd - 4th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2000

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