Geography
By Geography and Math Made Easy
A fun, interactive beginning of the year geography activity. Kick off the school year with this back-to-school, high-energy, interactive geography team icebreaker game, designed to help students build a classroom community and get to know their classmates while strengthening their map-reading skills! In World Race: Getting to Know Your Classmates, students work in rotating teams to solve country-based clues using atlases, globes, or wall maps. Each round assigns students a rotating role—Map Finder, Writer, Speaker/Runner, or Checker—so every student participates in a meaningful way and experiences different responsibilities. As the teacher reads aloud geography clues, teams collaborate to identify and locate the correct country as quickly as possible. The first three teams to respond earn points, creating an exciting, friendly competition that keeps students engaged from start to finish. This activity also includes structured instruction and review of essential geography skills, including: • Compass rose directions (with mnemonic support) • Cardinal and intermediate directions • Seven continents and their locations Designed for grades 7–12, this 60-minute (flexible) activity is perfect for the beginning of the year as an icebreaker, team-building exercise, and geography review all in one. What’s Included: • Teacher directions and scripted introduction • Country clue rounds • Role cards for group work • Clear rules and scoring system • Flexible timing options (15–25 questions
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