Geography: My Life in 5 Themes Beginning of the Year Icebreaker (Music & PP)

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Engage, Connect, and Review Geography from Day One!

Looking for a meaningful and interactive back-to-school activity that goes beyond the usual icebreakers?

This “My Life in 5 Themes” beginning-of-the-year icebreaker resource is the perfect way to get to know your students while reviewing or introducing the 5 Themes of Geography: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region. Students will work in groups to explore themselves and their city or town. This is not only a great way to get students working together and familiar with one another, but a great start to understanding geography!

This lesson incorporated music to grab students' attention and then moved into an introduction on how the 5 Themes relate to each student's life.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

• Detailed Teacher-Guided Instructions + Objectives
• Music Lyric Sheets for "Wavin' Flag"
• Guiding questions for each theme
• Printable Flag of the United States
• 2-Page My Life in 5 Themes Doodle Notes
• Editable Teacher-Guided PowerPoint Slides Activity for easy customization (Goes with the Doodle Notes)
• Exit Cards

WHAT IS NEEDED:

• Sticky notes, round dot stickers or a magnet.
• iPads or laptops for light research
• A way to project a map onto the screen
• Technology to project the video and map on the screen

☑ For secondary — middle school and high school students

☑ Check out the preview to see what is included.

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