Lesson plan
Name That Place: Cultural Place Names in the United States
GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
ELL
Description
In this lesson, students will observe how differentcultures and their languages have contributed to
America’s place names by looking for spatial
patterns in the migration and settlement of the
United States.
Duration
2 class periodsAuthor
Sheila
Nice
Standards
12: The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
NiceNameT.pdf
(160.02 KB)
Student Materials
Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
NiceNameELLV.pdf
(318.86 KB)
Supplemental Files
AZ6traitsRubric_Full.pdf
(114.76 KB)