Here is a fun idea and it is easy and free!
1. Find friends or relatives who live out of state (even better if they are teachers with students who can play along).
2. Or ask the parents of your students if they have friends or relatives outside of the state.
3. Set up a time for the person or the person's class to SKYPE into you your classroom
4. Each student in your class has a map in front of them.
5. Create ten questions (ahead of time) that will help your students guess where they "mystery SKYPer" Lives.
a. Are you near and ocean?
b. What states do you border?
c. Do you border another country?
d. What are your natural resources?
e. And so on.....
6. Choose ten kids to ask the questions of the mystery SKYPEer
7. AFTER all ten questions have been asked the kids have to figure out where the person is skyping from!
It is a great way for students to practice and use geography skills and keep them engaged! I do it more than once so that all of my kids get a chance to ask the questions. I like to do it at least 3-4 times a year.
Have fun!!
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