Read the USA: Passport to Regions

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will create a passport to the United States by reading and sharing trade books. They will receive stamps by connecting the geographic themes (location, place, human environment interaction, movement, and regions) to literature.
Author: 
Sara Jenkins
Grade Range: 
4-5
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Passport
application/pdf iconImage of a Passport
application/pdf icon5 Themes Information and Bibliography of Books
application/pdf icon5 Themes Graphic Organizer
application/pdf iconRegions of the United States (labeled) (color)
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions with ELL Adapatations
application/pdf iconPassport with Visual Clues
application/pdf icon5 Themes of Geography Graphic Organizer with Visual Clues
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Audio-Visual Presentation of this Lesson
Standards
Arizona Geography Concepts: 
2: Places and Regions
National Geography Standards: 
4: The physical and human characteristics of places