by Sandy Rivera | Nov 17, 2017 | Articles
Learning geography is expected in sixth grade, but learning geography by following a world cruise being shared by the teacher’s daughter is an unusual opportunity to find out about the world with more than maps and globes. Students at Corry Area Middle School in... by Maddie Foo | Jun 7, 2016 | Articles
Middle school students are using a GPS system in geography class to start geocaching. The seventh graders at Highland Middle School will be using a Global Positioning System (GPS) to hide and find containers. The containers are called geocaches. They are small... by Patrick Tegge | Dec 5, 2015 | Articles
A school librarian is using international postage stamps to teach children about world geography. At Rivercrest Elementary in Bartlett, Tennessee, librarian Karla Norman has opened up the world to fifth graders showing them stamp collections donated by colleagues at... by HTLadmin | Oct 16, 2014 | Articles
A “Where’s Waldo” style of activity had kids hunt for their geography teacher with GPS, and involved their parents in the fun outside the classroom as well. At Struthers Elementary school, 55 fifth graders went on a town wide search to find geography... by Gary Stern | Jun 18, 2014 | Articles
With attention on math and science, one overlooked area of curriculum planning appears to be Common Core and Social Studies, or how social studies can be used to meet Common Core Standards. But then, many Social Studies departments and programs across the USA...
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