GEOGRAPHY: ST. VALENTINE'S DAY (GROUP READING & COMPREHENSION GAME)
By Geography and Math Made Easy
Topic: St. Valentine’s Day History & Geography (Cooperative Activity Lesson) Theme: Valentine’s Day Subject: World Geography Grade Level: 5th-12th grade Time frame: Two 60-Min Class Periods DAY ONE: COOPERATIVE READING ASSIGNMENT & COMPREHENSION GAME MATERIALS • A Geographical Study of Valentine’s Day (Student Copy) • Store-bought or hand-made Valentine’s cards with envelopes, 6-8 per group, depending on the group size. Each student will have two cards. Three students = 6 cards. Four students = 8 cards. (Students may earn extra credit points for donating cards) • Reproducible valentines and envelopes if students are not able to provide store-bought Valentine’s cards (Valentine included; purchase some small envelopes at the dollar store.) • Directions to the Valentine Swap reading comprehension game. There are three options: (1) Valentine Swap, (2) Valentine Pile It Up Game, (3) Valentine's Fact or Fiction Game Note: For option #3, Fact and Fiction Game, each group will need a whiteboard and a dry-erase marker. PROCEDURE Reading Activity & Comprehension Game: Students will work together to complete a geography Valentine's reading activity on the history of Valentine's Day. They will then participate in one of the three-game options provided in the lesson with detailed instructions. To incorporate language arts into the geography classroom, the teacher has the option to have the students complete a cumulative group or individual activity of creating a poem. This lesson includes
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