Example Resources For Teaching Geography

Question 1

Theme: Geographical features
Topic: Geography, climate
What are the example materials?

Answer 1

Students: sundial, wind vane, rain gauge
Teacher: create worksheets with a space for students to fill in their observations of the weather or use fieldtrips

Question 2

Theme: Flora
Topic: natural plants and trees

Answer 2

Plants grown by people in the community

Question 3

Theme: Fauna
Topic: Wild animals, tame animals

Answer 3

Student pets, picture books, local farmers and visit a farm.

Question 4

Theme: Transportation and construction
Topic: Transportation systems, construction works, traditional architecture, construction materials

Answer 4

Ask a local builder or other expert to bring in some tools and talk about their work, go on a walk around the school to observe buildings and transportation systems

Question 5

Theme: Population
Topic: Number, features, distribution

Answer 5

Sticks or other small objects can represent numbers of people, create worksheets with maps that students can color-code according to population density

Question 6

Theme: Cultural activities of different (ethnic) groups
Topic: Festivals, fairs, games, traditions and costumes, traditional musical instruments, songs and dances

Answer 6

Students, parents or community members could demonstrate traditional songs, costumes, games and instruments etc.

Question 7

Theme: Typical art works and local literature
Topic: Folk songs, traditional songs, idioms, proverbs, and sayings

Answer 7

Collect examples from the local community: students could choose a song or story to rehearse and perform this to the class or create a picture to represent a proverb, etc.

Question 8

Theme: Local history
Topic: Local cultural personalities, historical characters, major historical events of the locality

Answer 8

Ask local experts to come in to talk about the history of your local area. If your town or village has a library or museum, why not organize a visit?

Question 9

Theme: Production
Topic: Traditional handicraft, trades, and local products; tools for local production and livelihoods

Answer 9

Ask students to bring in examples of traditional handicrafts, ask local experts to lead a session on a particular handicraft – students could do their own weaving/carving, etc.

Question 10

Theme: Environment and sanitation
Topic: Protection of the forest and natural resources, protection and improvement of water resources

Answer 10

Create worksheets on the water cycle or other environmental topics, do practical activities like building a school garden; in an art lesson use scrap materials to talk about recycling