Using Picture Books to Teach Geography in the Primary Grades.

Pritchard, Sandra F.

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ERIC Number: EJ397140

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1989

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Using Picture Books to Teach Geography in the Primary Grades.

Pritchard, Sandra F.

Journal of Geography, v88 n4 p126-36 Jul-Aug 1989

Suggests the use of picture books to teach the five fundamental themes of geography in the primary grades. Describes the use of maps which follow the paths of characters in children's literature. Discusses the use of four stories that are accompanied by maps and follow-up activities. Includes reproducible maps. (KO)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location, Geography Instruction, Human Geography, Instructional Materials, Lesson Plans, Migration, Physical Geography, Picture Books, Primary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Visual Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner

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Audience: Students

Language: English

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