Geography is the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
Geography can be a hard topic to teach because it can be so boring...but not anymore. The following powerpoint contains 103 exciting ways to teach geography. I am going to highlight a few of my favorites and a few that I would use in my future classroom; but I truly believe that all 103 of them are fantastic ways to teach geography to elementary students.
All 103 ways are great, but I am just going to share some of my favorites with you here and now!
#3 Google Earth Trip:
- This is a fun activity for pack up time or unpacking time in the morning. One student gets to choose a slip of paper and on that paper is a world city, a landmark or other destination and whatever strip is drawn is the class destination for the day.
- Assign students to walk or drive 5 minutes from their house and take pictures of what is around them along the way. Have them create a photomontage and even link it to a map if they can.
#8 Adopt A Rock
- Give a rock a home. Rock has rocknesia. Identify the rocks name, makeup, where it may have come from, what process have shaped it, etc. This is good for long weekends or holiday breaks. Make sure to have students photograph their rock along its' travels.
#12 60 Second Film
- Have students to summarize a concept as a 60 second film. It will develop their understanding and unleash their creativity.
#23 Bingo!
- Print 3x3 grids and have students fill them in with vocabulary words. Read the definitions of the words aloud. The first person to get Bingo! wins.
#24 Model
- Create physical features of a place with modeling clay.
#40 Describing Photos
- Have student sit back to back. One describes a photo and the other draws what it looks like. The students compare pictures when they are done.
#51 Landscape In A Box
- In a small shoe box students will create a landscape that fits inside the box so when the box is open, the landscape is revealed. A map is put on top of the lid.
#62 Before, Before, After, After
- Choose an image and ask students to consider what happened before the image and what they think is going to happen after the image.. in 10 years, 20 years, 50 years etc.
#72 Model Your Place On A Paper Plate
- Using modeling clays, students will create an environment on a paper plate.
#82 Dizzy Directions
- Each student gets a compass. The teacher calls out directions and the students have to face that way. The last student to face that way is out.
#100 Use A Shower Curtain
- Get a world shower curtain and display it on the wall or floor. The teacher or student can annotate it with expo or any dry erase marker.
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