Category Archives: geography

Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

Posted on October 22, 2008 by openwidearchive

  Children love going on scavenger hunts in the quest for specific objects. In her book How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World, Marjorie Priceman takes children on an exploration around the world in gathering all of the necessary baking … Continue reading →

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Mapping Penny’s World

Posted on October 21, 2008 by openwidearchive

  The book Mapping Penny’s World, written and illustrated by Loreen Leedy, is a great way to introduce children to different types of maps, as well as the main components of a map. In this book, Lisa’s class has been learning about maps. After … Continue reading →

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Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Maps and Mapping

Posted on October 21, 2008 by openwidearchive

  Jinny Johnson does a great job breaking down the loads of information found on maps.  Johnson uses pullouts and fold outs to keep the reader engaged.  The book breaks down every symbol there is on a map and makes … Continue reading →

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Nonfiction Monday – United Tweets of America

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Tricia

In most states, 4th grade is the year kids learn state history. In addition to learning about important people and places, they learn about things like the state flag, flower, bird, and more. I’m always looking for interesting ways to … Continue reading →

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