This monograph examines issues and problems involved in teaching geography concepts to visually and hearing impaired elementary school children. Some solutions are offered by providing a teaching unit for classroom use. The unit is designed to integrate and build upon the experiences and knowledge of all students in the class. The volume includes: (1) Preface; (2) Introduction; (3) Chapter 1--"The Sensory Impaired Child and Curriculum Issues"; (4) Chapter 2--"Children with Hearing Losses: Are They Really That Different?"; (5) Chapter 3--"Visually Impaired Children: Abilities and Needs"; (6) Chapter 4--"Developing a Unit of Instruction: The Process and a Model"; and (7) "Bibliography." Appendixes include: Social Studies; Week by Week Plan; Week Plan; The Week in Detail; The Lesson Plan; and a 26-item Unit Bibliography covering children's books, Great Lakes: resource books, Wisconsin-Indians, games, and children's books: resource books. Contains 135 references. (EH)