I Am a Rock, I Am an Island: Describing Landforms and Bodies of Water

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will identify and describe basic landforms (mountain, hill, plateau, plain, river valley, island) and bodies of water (ocean, lake, river) through use of body movements and write simple riddles to demonstrate their understanding of the unique characteristics of these physical features.
Author: 
Julie Letofsky
Grade Range: 
1-2
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets
application/pdf iconImages of Physical Features
application/pdf iconStudent Example
application/pdf iconStudent Example
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions with ELL Adapatations
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets and Assessments for ELL Lesson
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
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Audio-Visual Presentation of this Lesson
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
1: The World in Spatial Terms
2: Places and Regions
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface