Russian Geography lessons for 8th graders in the US?
I’m teaching 3rd graders Russian Geography this year at our local Saturday Russian School in the US. I was wondering what would be good lessons for them, as I don’t really hang out with 3rd graders a lot, so I don’t know what would be possible for them. I was thinking maybe 3 vocabulary words a week (lake, river, ocean, mountain, etc) in Russian and English, and then have them be able to locate 5 cities, a few oceans, rivers, etc. I’m not sure what else they would be able to learn.
Also, does anyone know where I could find a nice simple Map of Russia online, where they could see a few cities, the major rivers, mountains, etc, and color it in, or something else that would be simple for 3rd graders? Thanks!!
3rd grade! sorry, it’s been a long day!
3rd graders or 8th graders? What age are 3rd graders? There is a great game by Mayfair Games called “Russian Rails”:
http://www.mayfairgames.com/shop/product/4500-4699/pages/4503.htm
It is very educational. You build your train tracks, and carry cargo back and forth between various cities. So you lean the major cities, what products come from those areas, etc. It says it is for ages 12 and up.
Mayfair makes these same games for various parts of the world: U.S., Europe, India, Russia, Australia, etc. They are a great fun way to learn Geography.
http://www.mayfairgames.com/