Making Real-World Connections with Geography Alive!


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Grade: 6th
District: Haslett Public School District, Michigan
TCI Program: Geography Alive! Regions and People
Teaching with TCI Since: 2017

The Global Sneaker: From Asia to Everywhere

Students examine images and then participate in an act-it-out to learn about how sneakers are a product of globalization.

This activity leverages the Visual Discovery teaching strategy, in which students view, touch, interpret, and bring to life compelling images, turning what is usually a passive, teacher-centered activity—lecturing— into a dynamic, participative experience.

Migration to the United States: The Impact on People and Places

Students examine the biographies of immigrants to the United States. They create a presentation to teach others about migration.

This activity leverages the Social Studies Skill Builder teaching strategy, which turns the traditional, rote tasks usually associated with skill-based worksheets into more dynamic, interactive activities.

Istanbul: A Primate City Throughout History

Students play a trading card game designed to simulate Istanbul’s site and situation.

This activity leverages the Experiential Exercise teaching strategy, which makes abstract ideas or remote events accessible and meaningful by tapping into intrapersonal and body kinesthetic intelligences.