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Classroom Geography Fair and Website

Crystal Cameron

Bachelor of Science in Education

Methods of Teaching in Early Childhood: Social Studies

Bethany Nightingale

April 19, 2025

References

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com

https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com

https://webador.com

Create Your Own Website With Webador

Explain the purpose of the classroom geography fair and how it supports family involvement and students' learning:

A geography fair provides students with an engaging and interactive learning experience about different cultures, places, and the world around them. It supports family involvement by encouraging students to work on projects with family, fostering a deeper connection between home and school, and creating opportunities for families to learn together about the world.

Promote the activities that will be offered in the classroom geography fair:

Map Skills Challenge: Divide students into teams and give them map-reading or labeling tasks.

Geographic Fact or Fiction Games: Students could be presented with geographic facts and statements, and they need to determine which are true and which are false.

Create a Custom Map: Students could create custom maps using software or tools to display data related to various geographic topics.

Explore Geographic Features: Use tools like Google Earth to explore famous landmarks and geographical features worldwide.

Fair-trade Activity: Students could research and present information on fair-trade products and countries where they are produced.