Traveling in Peru

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students are introduced to the cultural aspects of Peru through the story of children traveling to a festival. They will also practice map skills.
Author: 
Carol Carney Warren
Grade Range: 
1-2 and 4
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Map
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheet
Supplemental Files: 
application/pdf iconSouth America's Capital Cities map
application/pdf iconPrehistoric Cultures of the Southwest
application/pdf iconContinents of the World (labeled)
application/pdf iconContinents of the World
application/pdf iconPhysical Landforms 1st Grade Map
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics