The British Isles

Maybe you can practice the up and down listening for the B's.  Mrs. Fran got pretty mixed up!

Where is my Bonnie? -- difference between an ocean and sea  Indiana Public Media

Oceans for Kids -- Ducksters

World Continents and Oceans Online Learning Games

Geography

• The Difference between UK, Britain, and the British Isles
• Physical and Human Geography of the British Isles
• Britain is GREAT

Vocabulary

• Archipelago  -- Remember, where do pelicans go????  They hang around islands.
• Island
• Boundary
• Border

Class Review

We talked about some interesting things about the British Isles.  

• accents
• terminology
• music
• musicians (The British Invasion)
• flags and symbols of the regions
• food
• explorers
• authors/literature

Assignment

• Learn the Oceans and Seas of the Earth
• Continue to learn the continents -- can you spell them?  Can you identify them on your map
• Color in the country pages or review the country pages in the books I handed out today.  
• Be ready for our guest speaker (be ready to listen and please be on time) -- she is loads of fun! 

 

First Day of Class

Cultural Geography

We began class by introducing ourselves and sharing if we are Native Tennesseans or were from another state.  Students were asked if they knew about their family history (parents and grandparents from  TN, etc).  We'll be exploring family history throughout the class.  

Vocabulary

• Culture
• Geography (Study Guide for Five Themes of Geography)
• Migration [this is a resource for grades 3-5 which covers types of human migration (Additional Resource -- Migration: The Human Journey National Geographic)]
• Immigration
• Native
• Indigenous
• Compass Rose (Map It Out 2nd Grade Book -- good basic information even though 2nd Grade -- not too simplistic)
• Continents and Oceans --  (Disney Nature Oceans Curriculum -- too good not to share)

• Cartographer (The British Cartographic Society Junior Mapmakers)
• Family History (The Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide -for parents) Family Tree National Park Service Worksheets 

• British Isles

Class Discussion

Migration

• Bible -- 

Refugees in the Bible by IAFR

• History -- 

1. America on the Move; 
2. Trail of Tears 
3. Cherokee

• Today -- 

Syrian Refugee Crisis

• Mercy Corps
• Samaritan's Purse

Refugees Around the World

• UNHRC
• IMB SBC

Assignments

1. Find and bring in an interesting fact or story about the British Isles.  Could be anything from a word (chips, crisps, petrol)(British English vs. American English); an author; a bit of history; or something else you think is interesting and would like to share with the class.
2. Learn the Continents and about the Compass Rose.  
3. Start thinking about bringing in a family artifact or family recipe to share with the class.