European Geography & Cultures Lesson Plan 9 ~ Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania

This post is part of the European Geography and Cultures Series.  Please the Introductory Post for a list of countries covered with links to all of the blog posts of this series.

This is a Geography Lesson Plan for Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania.

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Introduction to Central Europe

1. Read

• The Romania Fact and Picture Book: Fun Facts For Kids About Romania (This book is a little below the age range of my class but it has great pictures and interesting text.  The images in the PDF file provided in the related blog post and my sample cards are based on this book.)

2. Map Folders and Stamp Albums (Follow General Instructions.)

• Pass out Folders and Stamp Albums.
  
• Pass out postage stamps from Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania, and stamp hinges.

 

 

Physical Geography of Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania

1. Where on Earth?

• Find the continent of Europe and the countries of Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania on a globe. Have students color these countries on the map on their folder.
• Find Europe and these countries in the Atlas: start on page 76 of Where on Earth? Atlas, then find the countries on page 78. Move on to page 80 to view the landscape, and to page 94 to see it by night.

2. Land, Climate, Population and Wildlife
   • Review Europe’s overall climate on page 90 of Where on Earth? Atlas.
   • Review page 92 of Where on Earth? Atlas to see the wildlife common across Europe, and don’t miss the “Biomes” sidebar.
   • Read page 68 – 69 of the DK Children’s Atlas about Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania. Find out about agricultural products, major landforms, and water bodies.

3. Card File (Follow General Card File Instructions.)

• Flag and Map Country Cover Card PDF File (see below)
• Country Information Card PDF File (see below)
• Category Cards – plain index cards or pre-printed PDF File (you may want to provide samples for students to copy)
• Images PDF File for Category Cards (see below)

PDF Files to Download for Card File

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Culture

Choose the activities that interest you the most. Add to your Card File as you learn new things and complete activities.  Listen to related music and/or stories while doing projects if possible.

For Festivals, Landmarks & Attractions, Crafts, and Recipes, please visit:

My Ukraine Pinterest Board

and my

My Romania Pinterest Board

Checklists

Checklist for Basic Materials:

• • • • Globe
      • DK Where On Earth? Atlas
      • DK Children’s World Atlas
      • The Romania Fact and Picture Book: Fun Facts For Kids About Romania (or similar book)
      • Map Folders, Stamp Albums, Stamps & Hinges
      • Card File materials including printed PDF files (see general instructions)
      • Music and/or Story CDs
      • iPad or Computer with internet connection for research (optional)

Checklist for Projects:

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Checklist for International Food Dishes:

• • • • • Recipes from Ukraine, Moldova, and/or Romania
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Please comment below with your questions and suggestions – I will respond as soon as I can! Thank you for visiting Cotton Ridge Homeschool!

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Copyright 2018 Kathryn Depew

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. I am an affiliate of Amazon, and will receive a small commission if a link on this page is used to make a purchase.