Elementary School Geography Interactive Notebooks

Dive into the fascinating world of plate tectonics with this comprehensive guide to plate boundaries!

What's Included?
Part 1: Notes

• The type of plate boundary.
• The movement of the plates at the boundary.
• The effect on the Earth's crust.

Part 2: Guided Notes

• Interactive Learning
• Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts

Part 3: Puzzle Game

• Engaging Review: A jigsaw puzzle featuring the three plate boundary types and their corresponding effects on the Earth's crust.
• Active Learning: Students work collaboratively to assemble the puzzle, reinforcing their understanding of the different boundaries.
• Kinesthetic Reinforcement: The hands-on activity keeps students engaged and promotes critical thinking as they match the puzzle pieces.

How to Use This Resource?

1. Posters: Display the informative posters in your classroom.
2. Interactive Learning: Distribute the guided notes sheets to students. As you introduce each plate boundary type, have them fill in the blanks.
3. The Jigsaw Challenge: Divide students into small groups and distribute the jigsaw puzzle pieces. Challenge them to work together to complete the puzzle, matching the plate boundary types with their descriptions and corresponding effects on the Earth's crust.

⭐Check the layers of the Earth resource⭐

Earth layers notes + Cut and paste activity

⭐Check the Journey to the Center of the Earth writing resource⭐

Journey to the Center of the Earth - Narrative/Descriptive Writing

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Exploring the world beneath our feet with this Earth's layers activity pack!

What's Included? (Color, B&W)

1. Notes
2. Note-Taking essentials: with fill-in-the-blank sections allow students to actively engage with the information and record key details about each layer.
3. Cut-and-Glue Activity

⭐Now let your students express it out in the most fun way⭐

Journey to the Center of the Earth - Narrative/Descriptive Writing

⭐If you want to move to the next level of Earth layers,⭐

Plate Tectonics - Guided notes and puzzle review activity

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Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic - the 3 rock types. Everything you need in these 10 pages.

What's Included?

1. Notes: How sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks are formed.
   [could be used as posters or handouts]
   | 2 pages
2. Summary table + empty version [could be filled by students]
   How rocks are formed; their appearance; and examples.
   | 2 pages
3. Notes: Rock cycle + empty version [could be filled by students]
   | 2 pages
4. Cut and Glue Sort Activity: Classifying different rock types and names.
   | 2 pages
5. Foldable notes + guidance notes to fill with.

⭐Now let your students express it out in the most fun way⭐

Journey to the Center of the Earth - Narrative/Descriptive Writing

⭐If you want to move to the next level of Earth layers,⭐

Plate Tectonics - Guided notes and puzzle review activity

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Use these informative factoids about the country of Ireland and St. Patrick's Day as an Interactive Notebook Activity during a study of the country of Ireland or during St. Patrick's Day. Several extension activities are included.

Other resources of interest:

St. Patrick's Day is coming-a wonderful opportunity to introduce your students to the country of Ireland. Did you know that the Celtic knot is a very famous symbol of Ireland? Learn more about Ireland with my fun and informative web quest on Ireland includes 12 questions and lots of extension activities: Ireland/St. Patrick's Day Webquest

2. Another resource about Ireland to consider:This fun/informative play has Ms. Bie Ografee's guest being McSean, a leprechaun. McSean is asked questions by the studio audience about the country of Ireland and the long Irish folklore about leprechauns. Great for a unit on folk stories/folklore or as an activity around St. Patrick's Day. The play has 11 questioners, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and links as well as the key: McSean the Leprechaun: Reader's Theater Script

3. The Green Game: Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. The GREEN Game

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Use these informative factoids about the country of Ireland and St. Patrick's Day as an Interactive Notebook Activity during a study of the country of Ireland or during St. Patrick's Day. Several extension activities are included.

Other resources of interest:

St. Patrick's Day is coming-a wonderful opportunity to introduce your students to the country of Ireland. Did you know that the Celtic knot is a very famous symbol of Ireland? Learn more about Ireland with my fun and informative web quest on Ireland includes 12 questions and lots of extension activities: Ireland/St. Patrick's Day Webquest

2. Another resource about Ireland to consider:This fun/informative play has Ms. Bie Ografee's guest being McSean, a leprechaun. McSean is asked questions by the studio audience about the country of Ireland and the long Irish folklore about leprechauns. Great for a unit on folk stories/folklore or as an activity around St. Patrick's Day. The play has 11 questioners, a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions, a teacher page with extension activities and links as well as the key: McSean the Leprechaun: Reader's Theater Script

3. The Green Game: Need a fun activity where kids have to find answers that have the word GREEN in it or are the color GREEN? Great for St. Patrick's Day or for a Friday. The GREEN Game

NOTE: This resource is INCLUDED in my Ireland Webquest/Activity Resource:

4**. BOOM CARD DECK on IRELAND and St. Patrick’s Day: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/IRELAND-and-St-Patricks-Day-Test-your-KNOWLEDGE-BOOM-CARDS-6630588?st=251ef10d14a281934d6a0f5da217d21b\*\*

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Learn about the country of Qatar. Great for a Friday activity or substitute day.

Iceland is in the news with a recent volcanic eruption. Learn some interesting facts about the country of Iceland with this freebie.

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Gail

http://www.gailhennessey.com. My website for teachers/kids has lots of free resources in geography, current events, career interviews, sort reads, Fun facts, bell ringers and more.