5 Engaging Geography Activities for Elementary Students
It can be tough to find time to teach social studies, and when you do it needs to be impactful! To help out, here are 5 engaging geography activities for elementary students!
Picture Books
Picture books are terrific to share with your class via read aloud. Me on the Map is an all time classic, but I have also discovered theses amazing, relevant options. Click on any to head to Amazon and learn more, or head to your local library.
Google Cardboard
Remember the old school Viewfinders? Well Google Cardboard is like that on steroids!
Your students can take virtual field trips and expeditions that connect to your geography curriculum by using this cool tool! Want to know more? Go to Google of course!
Here’s the View-Master (View Finder) if your brain needs a reminder!
20 Questions
20 questions is a fun strategy to incorporate especially if you have 4-5 minutes to spare, like when you are waiting in the hall, or you have 5 minutes before recess.
Start with “I’m thinking of a place”. And students can hopefully narrow it down with questions like “Are you a continent?” “Are you a river?” “Do you border Mexico?” and narrow it down before they get to 20 questions!
Keep scrolling for a couple more engaging ways to teach geography!
Try a Geography Video!
These can be fun and easy to use! IMO you should always watch the whole thing first before showing to kids, just in case!
This first one is FUNNY and a HUGE hit with my second graders, Fyi!
Use a Ready to Go Resource
If you just want a ready to go, print and use resource, the World Geography and Mapping Resource from TPT might be it! Click here or any image below to take action and save lesson planning time! Plus it will be ON SALE the week of July 16th! Yahoo!
If you want to know what teachers who have used it have said:
“What an amazing resource. My kids really enjoyed it and the format was good for them. “
“Very nice product! Simple, direct, can’t wait to put it to use! I like that there isn’t fluff to distract from the context! Thank you. “
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