{"id":223586,"date":"2010-01-24T15:20:11","date_gmt":"2010-01-24T20:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2221"},"modified":"2010-01-24T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2010-01-24T20:20:11","slug":"teaching-geography-with-children%e2%80%99s-literature-geography-from-a-to-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/223586","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Geography with Children\u2019s Literature: Geography From A to Z"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Do you know the differance between plateau and a plain? Between a knoll and an atoll? Have you ever wondered what a badland is? Or an isthmus?\u00a0Or a\u00a0gulch? The answers are all here! From the highest mountain peak to the deepest ocean trench.”<\/p>\n

Geography From A to Z<\/a>\u00a0written\u00a0by Jack Knowlton, pictures by Harriett Barton, is a great picture glossary for young readers.\u00a0 In this book, you will find a glossary of geographic terms, definitions, and bright colored pictures for each letter of the alphabet. This is a perfect book for introducing our geographic world to our young readers. This book not only gives definitions, but also examples that will help the children be able to relate the content information to their outside world.<\/p>\n

“Archipelago- a group of islands clustered together in an open expanse of sea or ocean. The Philippine Islands are a large archipelago.”<\/p>\n

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This book would be suitable for any age, but I would use it for teaching in the second or third grade. Some of the terms might be a little advanced for first graders.\u00a0\u00a0However, I would recommend having this book in any teacher’s classroom library.\u00a0 When using it to teach a lesson, it is a great reference book.\u00a0 It has many definitions and descriptions of the earth’s features.\u00a0 Using this book would be an\u00a0exciting way to introduce a lesson on bodies of water, (i.e. stream, river, swamp, and\u00a0pond) or even the earth’s zones (i.e. tropical, temperate, and polar zones). These are just a few examples of ways you could incorporate this book into your curriculum.\u00a0 It is a fantastic book with great pictures and definitions.
\nVirginia Standards of Learning: Geography: 1.4a, 1.6, 2.5, 3.5a, 3.5b<\/p>\n

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