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  • Washington Irving Middle School
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My students will have the chance to soar and explore the world around them through these amazingly fun and colorful workbooks. My students have special needs, and many of them have never even travelled outside of the city we live in. Some have difficulty even naming the state we live in. In order to expose them to the world around them and sharpen their geography skills, I have designed a thematic unit on maps. I chose these workbooks because they have colorful and engaging activities that are sure get them excited about geography and teach them important map skills. We will use these two books over the course of the school year to teach concepts such as latitude and longitude, map legends and scales, the geography of different areas, and their location in relationship to other areas in our country and the world. We will also use the concepts in these books as stepping off points for writing assignments. For example, after reading about two different places, I will have them use the information to write a compare and contrast essay. I want my students to get exposure to the world outside of our city. I want them to have greater experiential learning. I don't want their disabilities to ever hold them back in life. I wish I could take them all on a train trip across America so that they could see all the beauty and wonder that exist in our country and experience it for themselves. Perhaps one day they will see it for themselves. Maybe what I teach them today will spark an interest and they will travel to exotic lands. Today though, I cannot provide that experience for them. I can only give them these workbooks which I hope will plant the seeds of knowledge.

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My students will have the chance to soar and explore the world around them through these amazingly fun and colorful workbooks. My students have special needs, and many of them have never even travelled outside of the city we live in. Some have difficulty even naming the state we live in. In order to expose them to the world around them and sharpen their geography skills, I have designed a thematic unit on maps. I chose these workbooks because they have colorful and engaging activities that are sure get them excited about geography and teach them important map skills. We will use these two books over the course of the school year to teach concepts such as latitude and longitude, map legends and scales, the geography of different areas, and their location in relationship to other areas in our country and the world. We will also use the concepts in these books as stepping off points for writing assignments. For example, after reading about two different places, I will have them use the information to write a compare and contrast essay. I want my students to get exposure to the world outside of our city. I want them to have greater experiential learning. I don't want their disabilities to ever hold them back in life. I wish I could take them all on a train trip across America so that they could see all the beauty and wonder that exist in our country and experience it for themselves. Perhaps one day they will see it for themselves. Maybe what I teach them today will spark an interest and they will travel to exotic lands. Today though, I cannot provide that experience for them. I can only give them these workbooks which I hope will plant the seeds of knowledge.

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