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Why the World Matters

 


HUG THE EARTH


Walking along feeling free 

Feeling the Earth here with me 

And I love her. She loves me 

I hug the Earth, the Earth hugs me. 

She's our friend, 

We'd like to be together forever. 

The Earth is our garden 

It's a beautiful place 

For all living creatures 

For all the human race, 

Helping Mother Earth 

We can peacefully roam, 

We all deserve a place 

We can call our home. 

Food is a treasure from soil and the sea. 

Clean fresh air from the plants and the trees 

The warmth of the sun giving life each day 

Turns water into rain, it’s nature's way. 

And I would like to thank you, Mother Earth, 

I like to see you dressed in green and blue  

I want to be by you.


Lorraine Bayes


My Thoughts: 

I really enjoyed reading this poem and it was very heartfelt to me. It made me realize just how important the Earth is. We must take care of the Earth and make sure that nothing happens to it. After all, it is our home. We live in a beautiful world and we must learn to appreciate it. Despite all the negative aspects of the world "we all deserve a place we can call our home" (lines 13-14). I would integrate this poem in my classroom during the week of Earth Day and have my students interpret what it means/why it is so important to care for the Earth. 


Innovative Ways to Teach Geography: 

Idea 12 - 60 second films

    I really like the idea of this concept to teach geography. What students have to do is summarize a concept they are learning about at the time as a 60 second film. This will not only develop their understanding of the concept, but also their creativity. This idea can be a lot of fun for students because for example, they can act as if they are creating a real broadcast for the news.

Idea 33 - Become a poet

    I like this idea because it also allows students to show their creative side by looking at related images at the start of a topic on a PowerPoint and write down what comes to mind. It also allows students to use their imagination and produce a poem that says whatever they want it to.

Idea 51a - Landscape in a box

    I think that this idea is super creative and I would most definitely use it in my future classroom. Again, it allows students to get creative and present what they made to other students. It is a very crafty, hands-on mini project. I would have loved to create this myself back in elementary school. 

“Geographic skills provide the necessary tools and techniques for learners to think geographically.”

Geography Internet Resource:

Geography for Kids

  • I chose this geography resource because it contains a lot of important information and facts about geography such as, what it studies as well as its origins and meaning. It is also interactive because it contains a short, fun quiz to test your knowledge.

(Google Slides Presentation Link Unavailable)


Chapter 13 Digital Report - Teaching Geography
  • Essential Question: What are the innovative ways of teaching geography?

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