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.