Learning about Geography, Elementary Level

With this book, we hope you, as parents, will get ideas for activities that will use your children's play to help them learn more geography--the study of the Earth. Most of the suggestions in this book are geared to children from 5-12. The activities and games are organized around five specific themes* that help focus our thinking: 1. Where are things located? 2. What characteristics make a place special? 3. What are relationships among people and places? 4. What are the patterns of movement of people, products, & information? 5. How can the Earth be divided into regions for study? Each chapter begins with some background & examples of questions that geographers use as they strive to understand the Earth,followed by activities to help children learn key ideas. Lesson Plans Grades1-7 Included are a selection Notepages, which are ideal for use in Notebooks,Lapbooks, file folders or for use in projects.