Geography Lesson Plans and Maps
Xpeditions
- this National Geographic site contains lesson plans, activities,
and maps for all grade levels.
Discovery School - lots of geography lesson plans
for all grade levels.
Printable Maps - outline maps of countries, useful for tests or
coloring.
Outline Maps & Map Tests - another website containing
outline maps, includes many tests.
Geography Projects
Friends & Flags -
a collaborative learning project which promotes multicultural
awareness by connecting students around the world.
Feeding Minds, Fighting
Hunger - an international project to explore the problems of
hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.
World Wise Schools - an
international Peace Corp program for K–12 students, providing
cross-cultural classroom materials, literature, videos, lessons,
ideas, and other services.
Geography Games and Quizzes
Geography Games -
Sheppard Software map games, helps children gain
mental maps of continents, countries, capitals, and geography.
GeoSpy - a great timed
geography quiz game by National Geographic - fun for children (and adults!).
GeoBee - another
National Geographic game, not as visually appealing as GeoSpy, but challenging.
Games,
quizzes, puzzles, and mazes - more interactive treats by for children of
all ages, by National Geographic.
Geography Resources
CIA's World
Factbook - this website is one of the main resources for
geographical profiles, flag information, and facts.
Portals
to the World - this site includes links to electronic resources around the world.
Geography Books and Magazines
Faces
- a culture/geography magazine from Cobblestone
Publishing. Each issue focuses on a specific country or global
theme.
Reading Around the World - a wonderful list of books that expose
children to a different time, place, or culture. Great for
augmenting any geography curriculum.
Kids Discover - each issue of
this magazine centers around one science, geography, or history topic. Articles are short in this
publication since the
pictures usually take center stage. Visually appealing, for children ages 6 and up.
Dig -
a wonderful archaeological magazine for middle- to high-school students.
Each issue centers around a specific theme.
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