Problem solving geography lessons for SMART Notebook

Geography, Life Skills, Social Studies - History

SMARTboard: Introduction to Maps & Directions

Created by

The SMARTboard Lady

This 8 slide SMARTboard Lesson serves to give an introduction, overview and some practice using maps, a compass rose, and following directions. The specific slides are: - Map vs. Globe Information - Finding our Location on a Map - What is a Compass Rose? - Where in the World Are We? - Facts about the Compass Rose - Following Directions on a Map - Using a Map Key All 8 slides are fully interactive with numerous clickable items which fade away to reveal answers to questions. This lesson is spec

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1st - 2nd

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Learn about Cultures, China, Smart Board Lesson for Primary Grades

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Introduce your students to the culture of China with my SmartBoard lesson! They will learn about the location of China on the map, view the flag, listen to the national anthem (link to youtube), learn about the Giant Panda through a video link, learn about the Chinese New Year through a website link and a video link, watch a video taken at the Great Wall (link), view and learn about ancient Chinese writing and a printable is included for your students to write about what they learned. Have fun

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1st - 2nd

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Learn about Cultures, Africa, SmartBoard Lesson for Primary Grades

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Your students will enjoy learning about the culture of Africa with my 18 page smartboard lesson. The file includes a teacher's notes page, interactive pages, links to websites, link to video, and a printable. Students will learn about the location of Africa, its countries and some of their flags. They will listen to a nation anthem of an African country, learn about African animals and watch a traditional African dance. Finally, they will learn about Kwanzaa through a website story and a vid

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1st - 3rd

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Learn about Cultures, Mexico SmartBoard Lesson for Primary Grades

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Your students will enjoy learning about the culture of Mexico with this SmartBoard lesson! Lesson includes a lesson plan, interactive pages, website links, youtube videos and a student response sheet. Open the preview to see all the pages in this resource.(Note: this is a .notebook file and requires Notebook software to open.) Lisa RombachOther culture lessons you may like:Learn about Cultures, China SmartBoard lesson for Primary GradesLearn about Cultures, Australia SmartBoard Lesson for Pri

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1st - 3rd

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The Globe Social Studies SmartBoard Lesson Primary Grades

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Time for a geography lesson! Your students will love learning about the earth and it's model, the globe. This lesson includes a teacher's notes page, 2 graphs, link to interactive website that allows you to unwrap the globe, links to videos (size of earth, moon, sun, how a globe is made) and finally, a cloze writing activity to review the concepts from the lesson. Students will learn about the size of the earth, that the globe is a model of the earth, that the earth has more water than land,

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

General Science, Geography, Social Studies - History

Early Map Skills

Created by

Integrating Andie

This UNIT contains Smartboard lessons that are geared towards children who are just learning basic map skills. Some key concepts covered are the following. Introduction to a variety of maps, Early maps, Parts of Maps, Directions (N,S,E,W), Compass Rose, Map Symbols, Map Keys, Scale, Standard and Metric Scale Measurements, Map Titles, Map Labels, Types of Maps, Globes, The Equator, Hemispheres, Landforms, Relief Maps, Product Quilts. This Unit also includes printable worksheets available in PDF

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1st - 4th

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Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Learn about Cultures, Australia, SmartBoard Lesson for Primary Grades

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Geography, Other (Social Studies - History), Social Studies - History

Introduce your students to the culture of Australia with my SmartBoard lesson! This lesson includes a lesson plan, interactive pages, links to websites, links to videos and a printable response page. Your class will learn about the states and territories of Australia, its flag, listen to fiction and non-fiction stories about Australia, learn some Australian words, explore Australian animals, listen to a didgeridoo and sing along with the song Waltzing Matilda. Have fun learning about Australi

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1st - 3rd

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Smartboard Sorting Activities and Printables for Kinder

Created by

Carmela Fiorino Vieira

This is a Smart Notebook File. You MUST have Smart Notebook Software to download this product. Students will be asked to sort many objects into 2 or three categories by dragging items into the correct box. All interactive pages are self-checking so that students may work independently in centers. This file includes 7 printable pages for students. Each page can easily be edited to suit the individual needs of your students. Please download the preview page to see thumbnail pics of each page

Subjects:

Problem Solving

Grades:

PreK - 1st

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Coordinate & Mapping Skills

Created by

Integrating Andie

This is an introductory lesson about coordinate mapping. It begins by demonstrating the X and Y axis and teaching them how to read them in the correct order. Then it moves into asking the children to identify the location of certain items on the map. Lastly, it asks them to write the locations of the items on the lines on the board. Great thing about Smart, is that if a child is absent, print the pages, and send them home for homework, or great for make-up work! This lesson is aligned with the N

Subjects:

Geography

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Geography, Informational Text, Vocabulary

Talking About Geography!: SMARTBOARD Activities

Created by

Simply SMARTER

If you want to supplement your study of GEOGRAPHY, this is the resource for you! This file is complete with TWELVE different social studies activities that can be used in your classroom for whole group instruction, small group work, or individual practice! This SMART Board file includes the following:Geography VocabularyKWL ChartLabelsMap KeyContinentsGlobesMapsCardinal DirectionsVenn DiagramSortingBuilding Your Own MapLand and WaterThis file was created using SMART Board 15 and is supported by

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PreK - 1st

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Math, Math Test Prep, Problem Solving

Vertex-Edge Graphs (Map Coloring)

Created by

MsPearson

2-Day Smart Board lesson on vertex-edge graphs. Students color the least amount of colors with no common edges sharing the same color. Print lesson for students to do with you.

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2nd - 5th

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All About Mexico

Created by

Kristan Boruch

This SMART Board document helps my students review the geography, climate, food, culture, people, currency, and history of Mexico. We do several hands-on activities centered around each of the slides.

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Thematic Unit Plans, Lesson

Grades:

K - 2nd

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Penguin Inquiry Lessons

Created by

Littlest Wizards

This inquiry based plan is based on the true story of a little penguin.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Geography, Social Studies - History, U.S. History

Geography: State of the Day

Created by

SocialStudiesFanatic

This Smart Notebook document is part of a bundle in which students are given one state to focus on each day. They will record key facts about the state from this document, such as abbreviation, population, state nickname, etc., and record it in their "State of the Day" booklet (part of the bundle). They will also utilize the labeled map to color in the state on the blank map in their booklet.

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Grades:

4th - 5th

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General Science, Geography, Reading

Nonfiction Reading Strategies Smartboard Lesson

Created by

Imagination Way

Students will learn what good nonfiction readers do to succeed with this interactive smartboard lesson.

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4th - 8th

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Lectures, Activities, Lesson

What is Geography? - Lesson Plan & Smartboard - Editable

Created by

Teaching For Success

This lesson is the first lesson of a Geography Unit in which students will begin by understanding the terms "geography" and "geographer." The unit culminates in a Document Based Project to answer: does geography determine the development of civilizations? All lessons are planned using the Workshop Model. Students are encouraged to take notes using the "Cornell Notes" setup. This encourages students to strategically place notes, questions, answers, vocabulary, and lesson summary on a daily basis.

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Life Skills, Problem Solving, School Counseling

Grades:

3rd - 6th

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Lesson

Managing a Change in Plans SMART Notebook discussion

Created by

Brittany Gordon

This is a social emotional learning lesson on how to manage a change in plans and the steps to take when students are having trouble with this. This is used in 3rd grade but can be adapted to all grades.

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Not Grade Specific

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Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

Agriculture - Plants

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Learning Resources For All

This is a Smart Notebook file that forms a unit about Agriculture - Plants. It was originally made for a senior special needs class but can easily be used for a class of nearly any age or ability. It includes 7 lessons that can be taught over a week or a term. If you do not have SMARTnotebook you can still view and use this lesson, as long as you are connected to the internet: http://express.smarttech.com/# Simply go to this webpage and upload the file. Some of the formatting will change, and m

Subjects:

Environment, Geography, Special Education

Grades:

K - 10th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Interactive Whiteboard, Lesson

Classroom Community - Teamwork/Comm. Blindfolded Potato Head (SmartBoard)

Created by

MyPaths

TEACHER'S INSTRUCTIONS GOAL: To build classroom community by having participants use communication and teamwork to successfully assemble Mrs. Potato Head blindfolded. COMMON CORE STANDARDS: SL 6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. SL 6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g

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For All Subject Areas, Problem Solving, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3rd - 12th

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Activities, Lesson

Lets Go Shopping

Created by

Katie Ann

Here is an interactive problem solving lesson involving money. Drag your items to the cart, shopping basket, and shopping bag. Common Core 1st Grade - 1.OA.2. Solve word problems that call for addition of three whole numbers whose sum is less than or equal to 20, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Subjects:

Math, Problem Solving, Word Problems

Grades:

K - 4th

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