Sample Lessons
Land and Water Forms
Material
A set of Land and Water Forms: lake, island, bay, peninsula,
isthmus, and strait.
A jug with blue colored water and a wiping cloth.
A small container with plastic objects (fish, boat, people
and animals).
Presentation
 Invite
a small group of children around a table that
is set up with
the above materials.
- Explain to the children that these are the
Land and Water Forms.
- Draw their attention to the island and lake
Land and Water Forms.
- Explain that the brown part on the Form represents
land, and the blue part represents water.
- Invite a child to pour the blue water into
the lake, and another child to pour the blue
water around the island.
- Say “We call this a lake”, and “We
call this an island”.
- Take the plastic objects one at a time, and
ask the children where they belong, on the land,
or in the water. Allow the children to place
them in their proper places.
- When they are finished, explain to the children
that they need to empty the water into the sink,
wipe the Land and Water Forms dry, and return
them to their proper place.
- Inform the children that they are free to
use any of the Land and Water Forms in the above
manner.
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Making 3-Dimensional Land and Water Forms
Material
White paper plates.
Brown playdough.
Blue paint.
Presentation
- Provide the children with materials
to make their own set of Land and
Water Forms.
- Using paper plates and brown playdough,
assist the children in
forming the playdough to duplicate the
Land Forms.
- Provide blue paint to represent the
water.
- Each child should be able to make an
entire set of Land and Water Forms.
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Extension
The children can also make a permanent set using Plaster
of Paris with blue and brown paint.
Making 2-Dimensional Land and Water Forms
Material
Blue and brown construction paper.
Land and water form labels.
Pre-cut cardboard to make a cover.
Pre-cut ribbon.
Hole punch and glue stick.
Presentation
- Show the child how to draw a Land Form on
the appropriate colored paper, and then cut
and glue it onto the other colored piece of
paper.
- Ask the child to identify the Land or Water
Form that she has made.
- If necessary, assist her in choosing the correct
label to glue onto the Land and Water Form.
- Continue making all the Land Forms with construction
paper, and labeling each one.
- Assist the child in placing the completed
pages between a cover and back piece of cardboard
to make into a booklet.
- Hole punch all of the pages together, and
allow the child to bind her book together with
ribbon.
- Encourage the child to decorate the front
cover.
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Definitions
| Lake |
A body of water surrounded by land. |
| Island |
A body of land surrounded by water. |
| Bay |
A part of water that extends into
the land. |
| Peninsula |
A part of land that extends into the
water. |
| Isthmus |
A narrow strip of land which has water
on both sides, and connects two larger bodies of
land. |
| Strait |
A narrow channel of water connecting
two larger bodies of water. |
Nomenclature Cards
- Present in the same manner as the continent
nomenclature cards.
- After the students understand the terminology
the teacher should have prepared booklets
available for the children titled Land
and Water Forms.
- Each child can make their own booklet,
which he would color,
label, decorate with a cover, and take
home.
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