
Free Geography Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities for Teachers
Mr. Donn's Free Geography Lesson Plans & Units
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Australia: The Great Barrier Reef - Lesson Plan (2-3 days) with Personalities handout
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India/Pakistan Dispute over Kashmir A 4-Day Mini-Unit with background and handouts
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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict A Simulation for the Classroom (2 days) with background & handout.
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Geography in the News Ongoing activity, daily, 5 Themes of Geography (8 weeks)
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Geography Game - An Educated Guess This lesson works well anytime, but is especially useful to open a new unit. 45-55 minutes. More Geography Lesson Ideas
Core Knowledge Free Units and Mini-Units, free downloads
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Continents, Countries and Maps Unit, grade 1 but can be adjusted, free download, Core Knowledge
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Geography of the Americas, grade 2 but can be adjusted, free download, Core Knowledge
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World Rivers, grade 3, but can be adjusted, free download, Core Knowledge
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Using Maps, grade 4, but can be adjusted, free download, Core Knowledge
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World Mountains, grade 4 but can be adjusted, free download, Core Knowledge
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World Lakes, grade 4, but can be adjusted, free download, Core Knowledge
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The Geography of the United States, grade 5 but can be adjusted, free download, Core Knowledge
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World Deserts, grade 5, but can be adjusted, free download, Core Knowledge
Other Free Lesson Plans
5 Themes of Geography Project - terrific (Cabarrus NC schools)
5 Themes of Geography - lesson plan and activity
Regions Lesson Plans (several)
Create a Map Treasure Hunt with no registry
More Map and Map Skills Lesson Plans and Activities
6th Grade Basic Geography Skills
The Geography of Ancient Cultures - Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, Rome, China, India, Mayas, Incas
Free Presentations in PowerPoint format about Geography
You will find more free lesson plans, activities, and pertinent free resources for teachers under various topics in our Geography section, after the kids section on each page.
Geography for Kids
Free Interactive Games and Activities for Geography
Five Themes of Geography games