Creator: TeachersFirst | visit site
Grade Range: K - 3
TeachersFirst Reading Treks create a virtual field trip of resources about a piece of literature or text using the My Maps feature of Google Maps. This Reading Trek provides inspiration and suggestions for using the trade book <i>If You Lived Here, Houses of the World.</i> Use our robust Instructional Guide with students in grades 1-4. Content correlates to Common Core Standards, ISTE Student Standards, and National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. Find the entire selection of Reading Treks <a href="/reading-treks">here</a>.
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many suggested classroom uses for this resource found on the Instructional Guide (PDF). Consider using the locations mentioned in the book to create and share custom maps using Google My Maps, <a href="/single.cfm?id=18096">reviewed here</a>. Use the timeline creation tool found on Class Tools, <a href="/single.cfm?id=10936">reviewed here</a>, to place homes found in the book chronologically onto a timeline.
At Home
Take a trip around the world with your child by sharing the homes and locations found in this book. Use a world map to point out and discuss the different places mentioned.
Tags
cross cultural understanding, homes, family, virtual field trips,
Subjects
Geography (US/World), Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Social Studies,