At the end of September we started this unit on land and water forms. it was really exciting to get over 25 different forms. I don't have the montessori classroom resources, and with children who are older its hard to tell what is developmentally appropriate, what is worth the preparation.
We tried a few material, but this tray of kinetic sand was ideal for both kinds of forms, the labels are colour-coded for water or land. The picture cards have either navy blue for water, or light blue for sky, with brown always representing land.
The nice thing about making your own is being able to include different academic levels. These are definition cards, they are paraphrased from research online. The language used was meant to be easy to follow along.
There are blanks to fill in the word that the definition corresponds with.
My favourite part was finding resources to pair the vocabulary cards with real photo images of places that can be found on a map or in a magazine. There is also a math pack for further activities if you want to keep the theme going.
I do know that matching cards is something both kids will do, but why stop at the usual 8 types of land forms and bodies of water? Here's a list of some of the vocabulary from the packet.
- archipelago
- cape
- isthmus
- canyon
- mountain
- plateau
- valley
- island
- peninsula
- butte
- mesa
- hill
- plain
- mountain
- lake
- strait
- system of lakes
- bay
- gulf
- cove
- river
- sea
- creek
- delta
- ocean
- waterfall
- tributary
- basin
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