Looking for geography resources and ideas....
A group of moms at my kid's school got together and brainstormed for ideas about integrating geograpy into K-8 curriculum. We plan to have Asian week, with each day being devoted to a different Asian region. We will look up lesson plans and activities so the teachers don't get all frustrated with extra things they would have to do. Geography bulletin board is in the works, maps will be posted all over school. We also hope to have an Asian lunch.
If it works and kids/techers like the idea, we would like to devote each semester to a different continent and build some lessons around geography. The school is bilingual (teaches Spanish to all grades one hour a day and lots of teachers are from spanish speaking countries so they integrate Spanish into curriculum, there is always someone speaking Spanish in the hallways) so we thing that teachers would love the idea (we think :-)We have a green light from the principal, the school participates in Geography Bee.
Has anyone ever attempted something like that? Any ideas, suggestions you can share? We think it will be quite easy for younger grades, but how do you gate middle schoolers invloved/interested in something they won't be graded on?
Ania
