Geography Awareness Week

Get ready for Geography Awareness Week (November 14-20). The theme this year is freshwater. 

You can look into some fun ways to celebrate in the My Wonderful World blog post.   And you can download  projects focused on U.S. rivers and North Carolina river basins at the website of our own NC Geographic Alliance here.

Let's hear it for freshwater!

Going to the Movies

Well, it's Saturday. Are you thinking about movies, too?

If you're looking for films that combine fun and a fundamentally sound view of our global environment, go to My Wonderful World's blog post Five Favorite Environmentally Conscious Movies.  A great line-up here (think up your own before you look!), and well worth passing along to parents who ask, "what can I do to enrich learning at home?"  Good opportunity for watch-and-discuss.

And while you're on the My Wonderful World site, check out what's ahead for Geography Awareness Week. Mark November 14-20 on your calendar.  More on that later.

Free Maps for Teachers

To celebrate Geography Awareness Week (November 15-21), National Geographic's Geography Action! is offering teachers great (free!) maps and classroom activities.

The Mapping Europe kit offers a wall-sized tile map and a teacher's guide and support materials for all grades K-12. The Mapping the Americas kit gives you a huge map of the Americas and classroom activities as well.

Find out more about Geography Awareness Week here. Download those wall-sized maps and teacher resources here. Now start some geography action in your own classroom!