History and Geography (K) 4th Lesson
Aim: To learn basic knowledge of the 7 continents – their location,
countries in each, geographical formations, wildlife, etc.
Objectives: Terms: South America, Andes Mountains, Amazon River,
Rainforest, llama, anaconda, sloth, Incas, Machu Picchu.
Material: South of North America is the continent of South America.
The longest mountain range in the world is in South America. It is
called the Andes Mountains. The Andes Mountains run all the way down
the Pacific side of South America.
Sensory: (T) Show a map of the world. Show a map of South America.
Point out the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. (S) Write
A N D E S.
Questions: The continent to the south of North America is called
__________________. The longest mountain range in the world is in
Europe
or
South America
South America and it is called the ______________ Mountains.
Andes
or
Rocky
Material: People live in the Andes Mountains. Some of them raise
helpful animals called llamas. Llamas are helpful because they can carry
heavy loads. Llamas are usually gentle, but when overloaded or
mistreated, they will lie down, hiss, spit and kick, and refuse to move.
Sensory: (S) Spell L L A M A. (T) Show a picture of a llama.
Question: Llamas help people by ______________________.
carrying heavy loads
or
doing tricks
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Material: There is a very long river that runs through South America
called the Amazon River. The Amazon River begins high in the Andes
Mountains and then goes on until it runs through a steamy jungle called
a rainforest.
Sensory: (T) Show the Amazon River and the Amazon Basin on the
map. Explain that the Amazon Basin is where the Amazon Rainforest is.
(S) Write R A I N F O R E S T. Spell A M A Z O N.
Question: The long river that runs through South America is called the
____________________River. The Amazon River runs through a
Mississippi
or
Amazon
steamy jungle called a _________________.
rainforest
or
zoo
Material: Some of the animals which are found in the Amazon Rainforest are anteaters, anacondas, jaguars, sloths and vampire bats.
Sensory: (T) Show pictures of the rainforest animals. (S) Spell
S L O T H.
Question: One animal found in the Amazon Rainforest is the
_________________.
anteater
or
beekeeper
Material: High in the Andes Mountains is a very old city called Machu
Picchu. The people who built this city long ago were called Incas.
Machu Picchu means “city in the clouds”.
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Sensory: (S) Write I N C A S.
Questions: The Incas built a stone city in the Andes Mountains which
was called _________________. Machu Picchu means
Serengeti
or
Machu Picchu
_________________________.
Underground City
or
City in the Clouds
History and Geography (K) – 4th Lesson Worksheet
1. South America is a
__________________.
continent
or
country
2. The longest mountain range in the world is in South America and
it is called the ____________________Mountains.
Antelope
or
Andes
3. A helpful animal used by the people who live in the Andes
Mountains is the _________________.
llama
or
lion
4. The long river that runs through South America is called the
_______________ River.
Grand
or
Amazon
5. The steamy jungle in the Amazon Basin is called the Amazon
______________________.
Rainforest
or
Garden
6. One animal found in the Amazon Rainforest is the
____________________ .
penguin
or
vampire bat
7. The stone city built by the Incas in the Andes Mountains is
called ____________________ .
Machu Picchu
or
Paris
Llama
Anaconda
Anteater
Jaguar
Vampire Bat
Animals of the Amazon Rainforest
Sloth