Mountains and Beach

Discover the world of geography, logging new geographic terms and combining them into one colorful scene.

1. Keep a log of geographic terms related to a book that you or your class is reading (perhaps Misty of Chincoteague), such as inlet, mountain, and river.

2. Sketch a scene illustrating several of these terms using Crayola® Colored Pencils, Markers, and Crayons on construction paper. Mix new colors by overlaying coats of crayon, marker, or colored pencil to make each feature unique.

3. Study a partner's drawings. Name the geographic features depicted.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Small Parts— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

• Children use small self-stick notes to label geographical features for assessment purposes. Conference with children about their grasp of terms.
• Students act as peer tutors with other groups of children, retelling stories and teaching them about geographic features.
• Younger children and those with special needs can keep picture dictionaries of geographic terms. Fold and staple paper to make a small book. Write the term beside a small picture of the geographic feature.

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Lesson Plans

crayola supplies

• Crayons
• Colored Pencils
• Markers
• Construction Paper

grades

• Grades 1 to 3
• Grades 4 to 6
• Special Needs

subjects

• Language Arts
• Social Studies
• Visual Arts

time

• 30 to 60 minutes
• Multiple Sessions

benefits

• Students maintain a log of geographic terms encountered in social studies materials and/or literature they are reading.


• Children create a mixed-media illustration that demonstrates their knowledge about selected geographic terms and ability to mix colors.


• Children identify the geographic features pictured by other students.

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