So yesterday at my host school, I was fortunate enough to teach a lesson about Mountains in the United States. It was overall a positive experience as the kids really enjoyed the activity I had them do. However, some complications were present. I was told by my host teacher that I would have a spot reserved for me in the afternoon in the computer lab since I incorporated technology into my lesson; the truth was, I had no spot reserved for me when I got there and the spots for the computer lab were booked.
LUCKILY, another 3rd grade teacher was nice enough to allow me to share the computer lab with her for a little while since I only needed to teach a small group of children. The downside was, I did not have the time needed to do my lesson plan. I ended up quickly having them read about the mountains in the United States and play a quick matching game to match facts with the correct mountain ranges. Then, I had them create their own mountain ranges. Sadly, I did not have enough time to conclude my lesson properly and ended up asking them whole group what they learned while I was walking them back up to their classroom.
They loved creating their own mountain ranges on the computer. They asked me if I could give them the website we used to send home with them. So that felt good to witness. The site I used has several features that focus on geography and other areas of the curriculum. It is a fantastic website to use when planning and doing lessons. I hope you click the link below to go to an explore the website I used. If you have any questions about where I went to have them make their own map or any other questions, please comment and I will answer.
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/
Make their own mountains? Pretty cool! Where did you find that? I went on the website you had attached but didn't see it.
ReplyDeleteYes Rebecca, the students absolutely loved it! I will give you the link at the end of this post that will take you directly to the "Make Your Own Map" part of the website. From there you choose what map you would like to edit from the options available. However, if you want to know how to get there from the homepage, you click on the geography tab along the top, and then scroll down to the "Super Map Maker" which is listed in the second column that runs toward the middle of the screen. Take a look and let me know what you think!
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