Geography+and+Picture+Books


 * Your Name:** Jana Olson #21


 * Strategy name:** Geography and Children's Literature


 * Student appropriate grade levels:**Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth


 * Tags**: Geography, picture books, forth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, social studies, literature, reading


 * Content areas:** Geography, writing


 * Type of Strategy:**During reading, after reading and assessment


 * Types of Students**: General, ESL, High Achievers, Low Achievers, Learning Disabilities, Behavioral Disabilities

The strategy Geography and Children's Literature is used as a writing and comprehension strategy. Geography and Children’s Literature is used as a during reading or after reading strategy. Before reading, a worksheet is handed to the students. On the worksheet, it has categories of Language Examples, Gender Roles, Economic Activities, Education Practices, Natural Resources, Family Interaction, Weather/Climate, Transportation, and Other. As the book is read, the students can fill out the categories and after reading, as a class, they can finish or add to what they have written during class discussion. **Strategy implementation example:** I would use this strategy when teaching Geography in conjunction with reading a literature text. I would start by giving the directions for the worksheet and do an example of each category so the understand what I want them to look for as I am reading. Next I would read the picture book to the students a loud having them listen and start filling out the worksheet. After reading the book, we would discuss their findings and add to what they have found as the listen to the other students. This strategies could be adapted to all content areas by adjusting the categories on the worksheet
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