Group vocabulary/map exercise

To build on the individual vocabulary lesson completed the day before, I will be using a group map making method to apply their understanding of the terminology and understanding of the geographic region I am teaching.

In this exercise, students will be placed in small groups and given a large piece of butcher paper. In each group, they will draw a map of the geographical area we are studying and drawing the geographic features (the vocabulary terms) on the map they create.

For example, the students will draw and label the region of tundra in its correct location on the maps of Russia that they created. I think this is a good learning method that incorporates the terminology and applying it for greater understanding.