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Geography · Pre-K

Landforms and Water in Models

Land and water come in different shapes. Children learn the names of three land shapes (mountain, hill, island) and three kinds of water (river, lake, ocean), sort them, and then build them in a sand tray model: a tall pile for a mountain, a long wet path for a river, a mound with water all around for an island.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 minutes
  • Land and water check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Name three land shapes: mountain, hill and island.
  • Name three kinds of water: river, lake and ocean.
  • Show land and water shapes in a model made of sand or clay.

Lessons

  1. Shapes of the land 4 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
  2. Kinds of water 4 steps2 practiceabout 7 min
  3. Build it in a model 5 steps1 practiceabout 10 min
  4. Land and water check 4 questions at the end

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