Integrated Literacy Alissa Simonte 4 th Grade: Geography SST

4 th Grade Geography GLCE’s  4-G1.0.4 Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States.  4-G1.0.5 Use maps to describe elevation, climate, and patterns of population density in the United States.  4-G2.0.1 Describe ways in which the United States can be divided into different regions (e.g., political regions, economic regions, landform regions, vegetation regions)

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Poetry Population density, population density Traffic jams and noise pollutions Everywhere I look there is no solution Population density, population density 5 people per kilometre 2 or 5 billion, it makes no difference Don’t get me wrong, it’s just an inference Population density, population density I need millimeters to measure soccer fields It will take millenniums for the population to heal Population density, population density I feel like I have no room to move A feeling that I just cannot remove Population density, population density

Games  Geo/Derby  Geography Terms Bingo

Books

Mapping Lab

Citations  Foreman, D. I. (1990). Maps (Vol. D). Cleveland, OH: Modern Curriculum Press.  Foreman, D. I. (1990). Maps (Vol. E). Cleveland, OH: Modern Curriculum Press.  Foster, R. (2008). Down to Earth Geography: Grade 4. Westminister, CA: Teacher Created Resources.  Hart, D. (2006). Geography Alive! Regions and People:Canada and the United States: Mapping Lab. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers' Curriculum Insititute.  Spectrum,. (2002). Spectrum Geography, Grade 4:Regions of the U.S.A.: Carson-Dellosa Publishing.  Geography Terms Bingo: found in the CML  Geo/Derby: USA (game) made by TaliCor  Harris & Ewing. (Artist). ( ). Map of the United States. [Image of painting]. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from  McGrath. (2008). Which regions does Michigan belong to?. In Teachers.net. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from  In Unisys Weather. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from  Elie, S. (2004). A Look at the Population Density of the United States. In Teachers.net. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from  United States Population Density Map. In Map of USA. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from map.htmhttp:// map.htm  Climate Map of North America: United States and Canada. In Free Printable Map. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from  The United States [Online video]. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from  States of the USA [Online video]. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from  Geographic Regions [Online video]. Retrieved March 30, 2014, from  Khan, J. (2013). Retrieved March 30, 2014, from