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A geography teacher’s task isn’t an easy one as it requires piquing the classroom’s interest in countries and cultures that they cannot see or touch. At the same time, it’s also very rewarding as once you’ve managed to spark interest in your student’s minds, it could very well last a long time.<\/p>\n

To help you make your classes interesting, we decided to look around for activities that you and your classroom could join. Hope you enjoy trying them out.<\/p>\n

1. Firstly, join Geography Awareness Week happening from Nov 15th -21st ’09 http:\/\/mywonderfulworld.org\/gaw.html<\/a>. This event aims to explore the world through mapping.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Get your classroom to join programs like ePals –\u00a0http:\/\/www.epals.com\/<\/a> This site connects classrooms from across the world and helps to connect the students in those classrooms to provide an exchange of cultures. Your class can even join ongoing projects on topics that range from climate to global warming to people and culture. Read more at this link:\u00a0http:\/\/www.epals.com\/projects\/info.aspx?DivID=index<\/a><\/p>\n

3. PBS.org has a wealth of knowledge to offer your students. Based on a tv series called AFRICA, the website helps teachers come up with lesson plans as well as provides good content for discussion with elementary students\u00a0http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/africa\/about\/index.html<\/a>. There’s even a site that kids themselves can log on to, to watch videos taken from various parts of Africa on this page:\u00a0http:\/\/pbskids.org\/africa\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4. National Geographic too tries to get educators and classrooms more involved by providing action plans to teachers on their Geography Action! section\u00a0http:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/geography-action\/<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>5. On a lighter note, National Geographic also site where elementary students would enjoy playing interactive games\u00a0http:\/\/games.nationalgeographic.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>6. The site MyWonderfulWorld.com offers great lesson plans that makes teaching geography fun \u00a0http:\/\/mywonderfulworld.org\/toolsforadventure\/educators\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Do leave comments if you have more ideas to make geography a fun subject to learn about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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