Third grade geography

Free Social Studies Lesson Plans for third grade. These unit plans are reading standard based. Topics include: Civics, Geography, Economics, History and more!

Use these 7 continents worksheet pagges to teach elementary age about CONTINENTS for kids. Grab continents book printable!

Your third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade students will love learning geography with these engaging and hands-on geography resources. Each of the geography activities was designed for the upper elementary classroom. This post will provide tips and ideas for using them in your geography lessons to help students learn and master key skills and concepts. With printable and digital resource options you are sure to find something your students will love. #upperelementary #elementarygeography

Engage your kids in Social Studies with these hands-on teaching ideas. Make your own GEODOUGH to teach geography with these simple ideas and recipe.

ALL ABOUT EARTH Get ready for a month filled with so many fun activities to teach your kiddos all about our planet Earth . I teach this unit in April so it coincides with Earth Day. I’ve loaded up this blog post post with read aloud book ideas, free videos you can share with your students,

Hands-on activities are a fun way for kids to learn basic geography concepts. Whether you're looking for classroom activities or lessons to do at home, your kids will love learning about the world they live in with these ideas. Go outside and play a game of catch a country with an inflatable globe, create a 7 continents necklace with the free printable template, design a neighborhood map, or create a salt-dough island project to showcase landforms and bodies of water vocabulary terms.

I like to begin our year in Social Studies by looking at the big-picture, specifically at maps and globes, before we start to delve into regions of the United States. This has helped my students be able to read and understand the variety of maps that they later see in our regions unit and beyond. I wanted something interactive and easy to get them up and moving in the classroom, so I designed some posters and a coordinating "Map Walk" scavenger hunt to help expose them to as many different…

How to teach geography without a curriculum. Learn to explore maps, cultures, and landforms without using geography curriculum.

Kids will get excited with for geography with these great geography activities for kids. You'll find books with fun activities and games too.

Learning geography through play is one way to inspire curiosity and help your kids not only learn this vital subject but also enjoy it and remember the things they are learning. Here are a few ideas!