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Geography Snacks

Jodi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:57:15 +0000

Geography & Food – Try Some of These Snacks Kids Make Around the World http://www.sara-jordan.com/activities-snacks.shtml Snack ideas come from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Guyana, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, USA

Canada Study Supplement

Jodi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:56:24 +0000

Canada Workbook http://www.wwu.edu/depts/castudies/k12studycanada/files/CanadaSupplement.pdf

Mexico Study Helps

Jodi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:06:58 +0000

Pictures of Mexico in general and cities http://www.picturesofplaces.com/Caribbean/mexico.html
Online Change Maker game – Mexican money version http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/cr.cgi?A1=s&A14=medium&country[mex].x=40&country[mex].y=38
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico Open Source info on Mexico. Edit these in MSword with Teachers Pet.
http://www.teachers-pet.org/ to make up great worksheets in the topic

Discover America

Jodi — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:50:42 +0000

Discover America State by State Series http://www.gale.cengage.com/DiscoverAmerica/guides/index.htm.
All 50 states plus Washington, D.C. are available to download in pdf. Download them soon before their gone from their website. Extensive Students Activities are available for all of the Discover America series. They are wonderful resources for the classroom as well as for library, school and home! Example: M is for Mitten: The Michigan Alphabet.

Lessons from Peace Corps

Jodi — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:19:15 +0000

Browse or search lesson plans for grades 3-12 to translate firsthand experiences of Peace Corps Volunteers into cultural, geographical, and language arts lessons for your kids.

Geography Tutor

Jodi — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:12:46 +0000

Learning the countries of Europe and Africa, and the states of the USA, is easy thanks to this trio of geography programs. Choose from Africa, Europe and USA to d/l free.

Outline Flags

Jodi — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:06:46 +0000

Colouring Book of Flags has flags that have been drawn in outline form, suitable for printing to be colored in by hand. You can choose from all the states, a few historial flags, Canadian provinces, and most other regions. These would be excellent to add to any unit study, lapbook, notebook, and even timeline notebook.

For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on a Shoestring. Email me through the page if you have lapbook pictures or info to share.

Outline Maps

Jodi — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:14:37 +0000

Outline maps of the US, Europe, etc plus Historical Maps (including Lewis & Clark routes, Trails to the West and more!) The outline form is really nice for reports and projects.

George & Geography

Jodi — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:57:16 +0000

Here’s a neat way to combine money and geography. Look to see where your money has been. Click on your location. US: http://www.wheresgeorge.com/ or Canada: http://www.whereswilly.com/. There’s access for other countries also.