Where do you call home?

            This week we are thinking and reflecting on how to teach about Geography. Teaching Geography to elementary school children requires some creative ways to have children tap into their natural ability to live in the present. Questions like where do I live? Where do I go to school? Who are my neighbors and where are the special places I like to go to in my community? These are all great starting points for conversation about Place, Regions, Human Interactions with Environments, Movement and Location...Yet, superficial conversations will not have the sticking power to really make a lasting impression or become building blocks for further knowledge.. Young children need to be able to see, hear, taste, and feel what calls these things to mind.

One way to do this, if you have a passion for Geography is to start an after school Geography Club~ think about it~ What a great way for the children to become interactive participants and have some more time for creative activities to sink there senses into! One website I found for some great ideas in the classroom and for clubs is found below...who know's maybe a passion for the place you call home could spark some passion in kids who intuitively live in the present in whatever place they call home.

 https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=Test%20One&WebCode=GeographyClub