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1-2-3 Come Travel Around The World With Me! Woo Hoo! Having spent over 200 hours researching & creating, plus a small fortune on graphics designing things, I’m so excited to post this jumbo “labor of love”, "Travels Around The World" packet, which features the awesome talents of 38 clip artists! This super-fun packet is extremely versatile, as everything stands alone, so you can mix & match creating a unit that is tailored specifically for your class, or use pieces and parts with lessons you already have implemented. I think my students, favorite part of our Travels Around the World is making the cereal box suitcase, which can be done in class or for homework. The sky's the limit of how you want to design them. We add 2 file folders to make a drop down interactive "briefcase" of sorts, which includes a pocket for their passports, tickets and boarding passes. The extra files are a great way to keep everything neat & organized and provide space for them to glue on a variety of activities that we do. My kiddos absolutely LOVE collecting the "suitcase stamps/stickers" to decorate with. They get a few to start out, then receive more as we travel to the various countries. Others I use as a motivational & behavior modification incentive, which is very successful. Another huge hit is making a passport. There are 4 options, including a passport specifically for "Christmas Around The World" traveling, as well as a huge variety of passport stamps, which they also enjoy collecting. The train tickets and plane, bus, & boat boarding passes. are also a huge hit. Via a letter, students are invited to come travel with the gingerbread man, who makes a speedy tour guide. "Gin" keeps them apprised of places they should visit by sending postcards. I had an absolute blast designing these from real photographs & stamps from those countries. There are 3 from each country, as well as "color me" postcards, so that students can practice "point of view" writing in a fun way. A set of gingerbread-themed posters announce where children will be traveling and how they will get there. The 6 countries included in this packet are: USA, Mexico, Canada, Sweden, Italy & Germany. I've included a variety of maps, which come in color to use as posters, plus black & white for students. They come labeled & unlabeled, so you can use them as an assessment tool as well. My personal favorite activity, is the "Snap & Scrap" journal, with a Christmas-themed page, as well as a generic counterpart. I've included several pages of interesting information about how each country celebrates Christmas, should you want to do the "Christmas Around the World" theme. The "snap" part, is a camera craft featuring a lens "booklet", with pictures specific to that country. You can opt to do just the camera(s), or hinge them with a piece of tape to the "scrap" page, so that it flips over to reveal the information underneath. Each country also comes with factual information, which is incorporated in the "Fan Of Fun Facts For _________" craftivity. The title is a double play on words, for the craft opens like a fan, and students quickly become "fans" of these super-interesting facts. Later, check comprehension by playing "Name That Country?" by reading a fact and having students tell what country it came from. "I Spy A Country" is another game you can play to help reinforce map skills. Teachers jot down 3-5 clues on the poster, then students write down their dated-answer on their worksheet. X number of correct answers and they receive a "super spy" stamp for their suitcase. I've also packed in a lot of travel-themed writing prompts, such as making an itinerary, which provides a vocabulary building opportunity. Students can also do a "Sightseeing Check It Out Then Check It Off" list, flag booklet, and travel journal. There are several options for the travel journals as well, from a "color me" text it page, to a cut & glue class-made book. They are different enough so that you can do them all, or pick & choose what's appropriate for your kiddos. The beauty of this jumbo packet is that it's very versatile, so you can mix & match things to do individually, as a whole group, with a partner, in small groups, or for homework. The projects can also supplement other geography activities you already have implemented. Besides social studies, many items practice a variety of other standards like graphing, weather, telling time, comparing & contrasting & research, with a bit of math tossed in for good measure. There are also a variety of ways to use the packet. Teachers can give the information, or students can pick a country and research it independently. The "Travel Bucks" are a fun way for students to give their presentations, as they become "travel agents", who share highlights about their country, in the hopes that their fellow classmates will use their travel cash to buy a trip from them. Top sales certificates & suitcase brag tags add to the fun, and are a wonderful incentive. An easy-peasy writing prompt for any age, is the "ginger-gram", where students fill in the blanks with a country they would like to live in, as well as one they would not. Older students can explain why. Another simple writing activity is the "Travel Quilt" craft, which practices adjectives in a unique way. Even younger kiddos can do this, and completed projects make an awesome bulletin board. The "Peace is in our hands" craft, is also quick & easy, with lovely results making a terrific hallway display. This craftivity really helps children wrap their heads around the "big picture" of their "personal geography" and their cut out hand prints add that keepsake, finishing touch. I've included a poster for the center of your display, as well as a suitcase sticker kiddos can earn upon completion. Because my kiddos are learning about seasons, weather and appropriate clothing to wear, I designed the "Pack It Up" suitcase craftivity; where they color, cut & glue various clothes suitable for a particular country, to a "suitcase" page; while older students simply list the items they want to take. The suitcase opens to reveal several pages of the different things they packed for the various countries that they visited. Besides a “Christmas Around the World” theme, you can use this unit all year long, as I have matching generic counterparts. Start whenever you want, then in December, board the “Holiday Express” & add the activities of how these countries celebrate Christmas. Lessons are easily diversified for various classroom abilities & grade levels. Simply pick what’s appropriate for your kiddos. "Travel Tweets" are also an interesting way to get students enthusiastic about writing, as is the "Welcome To Our House" booklet, "Airport Adventures" and "Whooooo Do You Want To Travel With?" color-me worksheets. Besides black & white versions for students, I’ve included colorful templates, so you can quickly make samples to share. There are also graphs, Venn diagrams, posters, a song, and some worksheets, which can also be used as assessment tools. As you can see there's a ton of fun for you to choose from including some puzzles. These come in color for an independent center, as well as BW so kiddos can make their own, as they practice recognizing & sequencing numbers from 1-10, or skip counting by 10s to 100. Click on the link to zip on over to my TpT shop to take a look. Travels Around The World. Today's featured FREEBIE comes from the packet and is a "Merry Christmas From Around The World" poster and coloring card, which includes an alphabetical list of how 28 countries say "Merry Christmas" , with 4 links to other websites with more countries. Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. My feet have hit the floor running, as there is much to do, and not enough time in the day to get it all done. But I will endeavor to slow my pace and enjoy the journey, making sweet memories, as we decorate our blessed home for Christmas. Wishing you and yours a special day. "Maybe Christmas" he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more!" -Dr. Seuss From "The Grinch"

Learn about countries for kids with Around the WOrld Country Coloring Pages! These coloring sheets are easy way to explore 19 countries!

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Encourage your student’s interest in traveling and discovering the world around them with these free famous landmarks worksheet printables.

Travel around the world with this amazing classroom theme! Grab your passport and luggage, and don’t forget your camera! Be ready for a year of ADVENTURE with the Schoolgirl Style World Traveler collection! EXPLORING the world has never been so much fun!. Behind the Scenes: This collection took me some time to perfect. […]

Show them the world from your classroom.

Send your learners on a reading adventure around the world! Perfect for classroom supplies and student rewards, these durable bookmarks feature colorful world maps with inspiring text. Making these even more fun-tastic for little readers, each bookmark has an attached ribbon and a blank back for students to write their names. Cardstock. (4 dozen per unit) 2" x 6" © OTC

Here are tons of pictures and ideas for decorating a middle-high school classroom with a journey theme - simple and classic.

I'm so sorry - I have been derelict in my blogging duties. I have lots of excuses why I've been absent lately, but today I'll choose just one to take the blame (because taking responsibility myself would be just too grown up of a thing to do, and it's always easier to blame it on something else). I've been volunteering at Little K's school helping to decorate and set up for our Bi-annual Book Fair with my friend Marni. We were just talking the other day about how we got roped into this...errr I mean how we ended up volunteering for this job? The truth is, it's fun to do, we love working with the Media Staff (Hi Stacey) and it's a creative outlet. But it is a lot of work, and I'm happy to say, we are on track for a fantastic Grand Opening on Friday. This years theme is "Destination: Book Fair. Read Around the World". This is a close up of the main bulletin board inside the Media Center where the Book Fair is set up. Those red balls are Giant Push Pins marking the cities on our World Tour. We can't take credit for all the clever decorations. Scholastic puts out a fantastic "How To" kit and even includes on-line templates and patterns for many of the ideas. Although, I have to admit, we often don't use them...because being the perfectionists that Marni and I both are...we think we can do better on our own, and so we sometimes try. We made invitations for the Staff that looked like Passports. We try to keep the materials as low cost as possible, so the invites were made simply from construction paper and a few scrapbooking tools (punches and corner rounder). The "visa" stamps were created using MS Word. The main entrance was decorated with images of children from various nations, with their countries flag and native greeting. The Teachers Wish board is for families to purchase books to donate to the classroom libraries. Teachers fill out "request" of books they would like at the Staff Preview, so for the Book Fair opening, the suitcase pockets will be filled with wish list cards. Scholastic provided a template for the suitcase pockets, but we chose to use a similar die cut from the scrapbook store. Much faster than cutting them all out by hand. The tables are decorated with globes already owned by the school. For several weeks the students have been coming in during free time and coloring Flags from all Nations. They were strung in banners above the book display tables. Our attempt at a Hot Air Balloon behind the cashier table. Take another look - can you see it now? Bulletin board borders were added to the cases and embellished with flags (found on a free clip art site and printed on cardstock). Kids activities include Guessing Jars filled with Italian Pasta, Chinese Fortune Cookies and Mexican Tortilla Chips. Hopefully you'll understand what I've been keeping busy with lately. My mom has also recently arrived for a visit, and we'll soon be off on a little road trip. But I have lots of projects lined up for Mum and I to do while she's here, so we'll be back to posting with a vengeance soon.

Show them the world from your classroom.

For those of you who have been following me on Instagram, you may have noticed that my classroom is taking a new shape this year. During this, my twentieth year of teaching, I have decided to take on a new adventure as a K-5 gifted support teacher. It has been a bittersweet feeling to hang up my homeroom teacher hat after all of these years and step into a specialist role. Of course, many, many, many factors went into this decision, but ultimately I know that this new position will lead to growth and happiness. I am actually pushing up my sleeves with excitement over the challenge.

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Hello all! I have been using Google Earth and Google Maps in my classroom for over three years now and it is a game changer! Not only does Google earth act like a digital globe, students can use Google Maps and Google earth to enter 360° photo spheres to experience locations in all directions. This is awesome to use with any location in social studies (i.e. Colosseum, Pyramids of Giza, Tigris and Euphrates, etc.) but also is wonderful to add another layer to novel studies. You can have your students deep dive into the setting f a book by "traveling" there and experiencing what the characters might have seen! It is easier to show you how to use it so check out this video! If you want to see how it can work in your classroom go ahead and download this FREE Ancient Rome Google Earth Task Cards and Activities. If you really like these activities, head on over and check out more activities like this in my store! Subscribe to our mailing list

Use this printable passport for kids as you "visit" countries around the world so they can stamp their passport just like a real world traveler.

Join us as we virtually visit 11 countries this summer and learn about their geography and cultures! We will 'travel' six continents by watching videos, reading books, making food, creating hands on projects, completing fun learning activities, and more!

Use this packet to create a fun flip book to help kids learn just where in the world they are! Have a fun-flipping day! You Might Also Like:FREE Chevron Flower Themed Bulletin Board Display3 FREE Progress Monitoring Forms for FLUENCY!Gobble Up Vocabulary!Fun Reading Logs and Reading Challenges!

AH! Another school year is among us!! I know I was terrible at posting last year, (It has been 6 days shy of a year...) BUT I was juggling a lot!! NOW TO THE TEACHING STUFF! :) This year I am making a BIG change. After spending 5 years teaching 3rd grade ELA, I am moving across the street to teach 6th grade Social Studies. I am a little nervous about this change since I haven't taught 6th grade kids and I am not really sure what to expect, but I am a lot of excited about this new adventure!! I am really focusing on my procedures and expectations so the kids know exactly what to do from the moment they step foot in my room till the moment they leave. I know that routine is important and it doesn't matter if your teaching 8 year olds or 18 year olds, if they know what is expected of them and you as the teacher implement your expectations -- they will thrive. Entrance to my NEW classroom! WELCOME TO MRS. TEEL'S CLASSROOM!! My big ole classroom with the smallest desks I have ever seen! Love the U shape for kids, no one will have their back to the promethean board and or their back to me! I am not sure if my new classroom is larger or if it just seems like it is since the desks are so compact. I can't believe there are 26 desks in my classroom with still tons of walking room!! Get these adorable CHAMPS pack here! The first thing you see walking in is the CHAMPS spot. I am so excited to implement CHAMPS this year, I have not used it in the past but since it is now a requirement in my district I figured I better get to it. ;) I love how I can flip through them! Since this is something I haven't used before I decided I needed to hang up something that is interactive, that will make me go back there and actually use it. The green bucket belonged to my momma. She gave it to me this year -- it has been in her classroom since her very first year!! I only get 45 minutes with each of my classes (6 classes, who I see everyday) so I needed something quick and easy for behavior management. I love DOJOs and I used them in 3rd grade, but when it came time to turn in the points for prizes it would eat up an hour of our time -- something I can't afford in 6th grade. SO, I decided I would try tickets. I plan on passing them out when the students are working nicely, on task, participating, ect... and they would write their name on the back of them and keep them on their desk until the end of the period. Oh. My. Goodness. I just noticed 4th period side popped up! Hot Glue STAT!! On their way out the door they will drop their tickets in their class pail. I will randomly draw for a prize that I have already chosen (coupons for various things, gel pens, treasure box). For example, everyone is working and I will say "I think it is time to draw a name for this gel pen" draw a ticket and give that child their prize. I may draw every other day, once a week or twice in one day! Who knows! I am hoping it will keep them on their toes! Later in the school year I will put the prize choices on a poster board and cover them up with scratch off stickers, and when I draw their name they will be able to go scratch off for their prize! Get this awesome template FOR FREE here! Bathroom Visits. That is one procedure I was concerned about, until I found these amazing POTTY PASSES!! Each student will get 1 sheet of 5 potty passes for the entire 9 weeks that they can use during "work time". Any tickets that they have at the end of the 9 weeks will earn a prize! A few of my teammates loved the idea and we are hopefully going to do it team wide. If the students have 1 ticket left over they will be able to buy themselves into a movie during our collaboration time and if they have more tickets leftover they will get to buy snacks to go with their movie. The goal is that this motivates them enough so that they stay in their classrooms unless it is an emergency!! Get the labels at my TpT store here! If they do use a potty pass, after they turn it in to me they would get their hand sanitizer and but it on their desk. This way I know who is gone and I don't accidentally send a bunch of boys or girls to the restroom to socialize AND they get some hand sanitizer when they return! I'm done! Now What? signs available at my TpT store here!! "I am DONE! Now WHAT?" the question that haunts all teachers. I am not foreseeing a lot of this since I only have 45 minutes, but you always have those few kiddos that finish eons ahead of everyone else!! "Finish Work" = any unfinished work they have from any class. "Silent Read"= I am a reading teacher at heart, so I can't not have this option! Any book from the school library or they can visit my classroom library. "Get a Bucket Game"= I have buckets on my back bookcase that will have social studies games in them. "Write A Story"= any writing is good writing. "Practice Map Skills"= On Popsicle sticks I have written different places for the students to find in an Atlas. Love adding bling to my labels! Love matching all my labels. SO bright. SO organized!! My back bookcase. The bucket games are kept here along with the tubs for each classes interactive journals. I plan on creating their journal activities as we go which will go up for sale in my TpT store in June 2016. I will also post our activities as we go along here. #readingrulez Next to the bookcase is my library! A condensed version of the one I had in my 3rd grade classroom! Nothing better than 25 chromebooks already organized for you!! This year I was blessed with a class set of chromebooks and I AM SO EXCITED. I can't wait to get my Google Classroom on and go digital with these techy kids!! These chromebooks and their incredible organization system was donated to me by Brooke Lowery, an INCREDIBLE teacher who has gone onto a bigger and better role in our district. They are in 5 crates that have been separated by a strong foam like board you can get from Hobby Lobby. Using different tapes she taped the computer, the board and the charger (not pictured). The chargers are fed through the holes and are all connected using extension cords that are hid behind the tubs. INGENIOUS!! They are numbered so each kid is getting the same chromebook and can be traced back to them. There are 5 chromebooks in each tub. The 5 Chromebook tubs sitting on the back counter, and you can't even see the chargers! NO FUSS! NO MESS! I plan on getting a board to go on top of the crates that my sweet hubby will drill holes on both ends so I can lock them up to prevent any sticky fingers from walking away with them. The first several times we use them I will be passing them out and collecting them until I feel confident that they can get them and put them back on their own. Best Amazon find ever! Get it here! Love this shower curtain world map! It is the perfect addition to my classroom since we travel the world learning about all the different places and people! I love that it is educational while still letting in that warm Texas sunlight! GET IT NOW HERE!! Such a bargin y'all!!! Who says pointers are just for elementary?! These pointers I got for a buck in the Target dollar section is perfect for the kiddos and me to point out different places on our giant shower curtain map! Exactly how many crates are needed for one 6th grade classroom? Underneath my giant back counter are the perfect little spaces for my many crates and tubs. There are also 3 cubbies that are stuffed full with different things that I covered up with fabric. Here I have my 6 tubs that will hold their PBL group projects. I did this in 3rd grade with their projects being kept in a team ziploc and it worked out quite well, of course that was with 22 kids and just 2 classes... "WHERE in the WORLD are WE?" bulletin board One thing I am VERY excited about is that our curriculum will take us to each continent, exploring the countries, the people, the geography, the culture traits and so much more. I created this "Where in the WORLD are We?" section on one of my dry erase boards to highlight the continent we are in. We begin our world adventure in North America. I already have each continent in a baggie and ready to go when it is their turn to make it to the board! :) As we travel around the world and the continents come down, I will move their displays to this area underneath the other dry erase board. The best part of my room, the poster size drawers! I always try to create a teacher area that is my personal area to keep my binders, student data, resources and other things that the kids don't have immediate access to. I love the way it turned out this year! Such a true statement and so appropriate for my classroom and for me! I am so excited for this new adventure and to get this school year started... class of 2022, Mrs. Teel is waiting for you!! :) Happy Teaching Friends!!

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My husband is one of the best teachers I know. I can verify this because I hear, “MR. BIBLE IS MY FAVORITE TEACHER !!!” every time my own students figure out we are married. I could get jealous, but mostly I just get proud. That’s why I set out to surprise him with a world ... Read More about Middle School World History Classroom: Inspiration for a small and windowless classroom

Show them the world from your classroom.

In any culture, there are certain things everyone is expected to know. In our culture, among those things are specific buildings or monuments, including "The 7 Wonders of the World." But don't worry; your kids will enjoy learning about these fascinating places! In fact, as a parent, I love this project, too. Not only does it allow my children to work on something together (rather than always working separately), but as my kids learn about these man made wonders, they also learn a bit about history and art, too. (And if you don't homeschool, this is still an excellent enrichment activity to do at home. A 7 Wonders of the World project would be a fantastic summer vacation experience!) Throughout history, there have been many "Wonders of the World" lists made, but when people mention the Wonders, they usually mean the list written by Greek poet Antipater, around 150 B.C. These Wonders were once a vital part of everyone's education, although many people today couldn't name even one. The Wonders are fascinating, though, and well worth knowing. Then there's the modern "New 7 Wonders of the World," a list created (through public polling) by the New7Wonders Foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland. The list was announced in 2007, and covers more parts of the world than Antipater could have ever seen. I'm also choosing to cover other famous places I think everyone should recognize at a glance - places like the Eiffel tower and the White House. If you desire, you might even want to cover The 7 Wonders of Nature, a list also created by the New7Wonders Foundation. But if all that seems overwhelming, start with the ancient wonders, and go from there. Learning for Nearly Any Age Learning about the Wonders can happen at almost any age, but I don't recommend it for kids younger than 7 simply because really young kids will have a difficult time truly appreciating the Wonders - how large they are/were, how incredible it is they were built at such an early period of history, etc. (However, if you want to include your preschooler in this project because your older kids are doing it, that's quite do-able. For each of the Wonders, I've listed one or more of the very best free coloring pages of each Wonder the Internet has to offer.) Recommended Course I recommend you work through one Wonder or site at a time. First, read a bit about it. I'm reading aloud The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World by Lynn Curlee, which I find perfect for my 7 and 10 year old; the illustrations are lovely and there is just enough text (but not too much) to keep the kids interested. If you want, however, you can use free Internet resources; most are geared toward teens and up, so you might need to pre-read and simply tell your younger kids about what you've read. You might also find this short page on the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World helpful, as well as this map showing where all the Ancient Wonders were. High schoolers, of course, can do their own research online or at the library. My children are using the coloring pages I've linked to below to make a book about the Wonders. They simply write the name of the Wonder on top of the coloring page, then color the image. When they've gone through all the Wonders, they'll make a cover (this coloring page that puts all the ancient wonders together would be nice for that) and staple it all together in book form. My 10 year old is also writing a bit about each Wonder on a separate piece of paper. Young kids can trace a sentence or two about the Wonders, and teens can write a page (or more) about each, Other Ideas for Studying the Wonders of the World Another idea is to have kids create a travel brochure for one or more Wonder. Maybe you could choose a Wonder and take a virtual vacation there, using satellite images or even just photos. (My kids were amazed by Google's satellite images of the Great Pyramid at Giza; they spent nearly an hour zooming in and out and seeing every detail.) If you want to expand this project further, you could have the children choose a Wonder and: * make a model or diorama of it, * make a poster all about it, * do an oral report about it, * or film a travel commercial for it. Customize the project to suit your children's interests and needs! Resources for Learning about The Wonders of the World The 7 Ancient Wonders of the World 1. The Great Pyramid of Giza: * The Great Pyramid at Giza coloring page * National Geographic page about the Great Pyramid * 10 Interesting Facts about The Great Pyramid * Google Street View: The Great Pyramid of Giza 2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon * The Hanging Gardens of Babylon coloring pages * The history of the Gardens * 12 Key Facts about the Gardens * The Telegraph: "The Real Site" of the Gardens might have been Nineveh 3. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus * The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus coloring page (also here) * History of the temple * More about the temple * See the site of the temple 4. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia * The Statue of Zeus at Olympia coloring pages. * History of the statue * Fun Facts about the statue 5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus * The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus coloring page. * History of the Mausoleum * More technical details of the Mausoleum 6. The Colossus of Rhodes * The Colossus of Rhodes coloring page. (Also here.) * History of The Colossus * More info on The Colossus * There is also a 1961 movie called The Colossus of Rhodes. (I have not seen it, so I recommend viewing it before letting your kids watch it.) 7. The Pharos (Lighthouse) at Alexandria * The Pharos at Alexandria coloring pages. * History of the Lighthouse * 30 interesting facts about the Lighthouse The New 7 Wonders of the World 1. The Great Wall of China * The Great Wall of China coloring page. (Also here.) * History Channel: The Great Wall of China (includes video documentaries) * Photos and Facts about the Wall. * Quick facts * Satellite view of the Wall * Video tour of the Wall. 2. Petra * Petra coloring pages. * National Geographic: Lost City of Petra Still Has Secrets * History of Petra (with some gorgeous photos) * American Museum of Natural History: Petra (with lots of articles) * HD Video of Petra 3. The Colosseum * The Colosseum coloring page. (Also here.) * History Channel: The Colosseum (includes video documentaries) * A short history of the Colosseum * See photos of what's underneath the Colosseum. * Google Street View of the Colosseum. * Video tour of the Colosseum. * Torchlighters Video: Perpetua (an example of a Christian martyr in an area - although not the Colosseum specifically) 4. Chichén Itzá * Chichén Itzá coloring pages. * National Geographic: Chichén Itzá * Interesting Facts * Photos (click on the links on the left to see specific parts of the site) * Satellite images * HD Video Tour 5. Machu Picchu * Machu Picchu coloring pages. * National Geographic: Machu Picchu * History Channel: Machu Picchi (includes a video documentary) * Fun Facts * Satellite view * Video tour 6. Taj Mahal * Taj Mahal coloring page. (Also here.) * History Channel: Taj Mahal (includes video documentary) * Official Taj Mahal website (includes photos, history, and more) * Fun Facts * Satellite view * Video tour 7. Christ the Redeemer * Christ the Redeemer coloring page. * Facts about the statue * More facts * Satellite view Other Famous Landmarks to Know * Big Ben coloring pages. * Easter Island Statues (Moai) coloring pages. * Eiffel Tower coloring page. (Also here.) * Empire State Building coloring pages. * Golden Gate Bridge coloring pages. * The Great Sphinx coloring pages. * Leaning Tower of Pisa coloring page. * Mount Rushmore coloring page. (Also here.) * Statue of Liberty coloring pages. * St. Louis Arch coloring page. (Also here.) * Stonehenge coloring pages. * Sydney Opera House coloring page. (Also here.) * Tower of London coloring pages. * St. Basil's Cathedral coloring pages. * The White House coloring page. * The Pentagon coloring page. * The Capital Building coloring pages. * Washington Monument coloring pages. * Lincoln Memorial coloring pages. All images courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

Can your child recognize famous buildings and structures around the world? A great list of books and resources to learn about world architecture for kids.

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

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Worldwide Countries Classroom Decor Make Your Own Pennant Banner Grades K-12 social studies, history, geography, Model UN, global studies, world history Celebrate our world! Teachers can decorate their classrooms, hallway, gymnasium, media center, or anywhere in their building. You'll get 213 pennants to choose from. Pick pennants that represent your student's heritage, ethnicities, backgrounds, ancestry. They are colorful and awesome to look at. The countries pennant will bring enthusiasm and unity to your common core lessons all year long! Includes: Ready for you to easily line up by using the directions on how to assemble. The preview shows more! Includes: ★213 pennant printables – each flag represents a country: the name of the country, the country outline, and their flag. 213 COUNTRIES/ TERRITORIES: Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Andorra - Angola – Antigua and Barbuda - Argentina - Armenia - Aruba - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan - Bahamas - Bahrain - Bangladesh - Barbados - Belarus - Belgium - Belize - Benin - Bhutan - Bolivia – Bosnia and Herzegovina - Botswana - Brazil - Brunei - Bulgaria – Burkina Faso - Burma - Burundi - Cambodia - Cameroon - Canada – Cape Verde – Central African Republic - Chad - Chile - China - Colombia - Comoros - Congo – Congo Republic – Costa Rica – Coted 'Ivoire - Croatia - Cuba - Curacao - Cyprus – Czech Republic - Denmark - Djibouti - Dominica – Dominican Republic – East Timor - Ecuador - Egypt – El Salvador – England - Equatorial Guinea - Eritrea - Estonia - Ethiopia - Fiji - Finland - France - Gabon – Gambia The - Georgia - Germany - Ghana - Greece - Grenada - Guatemala - Guinea - Guinea-Bissau - Guyana - Haiti – Holy See - Honduras – Hong Kong - Hungary - Iceland - India - Indonesia - Iran - Iraq - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Jamaica - Japan - Jordan - Kazakhstan - Kenya - Kiribati - Kosovo - Kuwait - Kyrgyzstan - Laos - Latvia - Lebanon - Lesotho - Liberia - Libya - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Macau - Macedonia - Madagascar - Malawi - Malaysia - Maldives - Mali - Malta – Marshall Islands - Mauritania - Mauritius - Mexico - Micronesia - Moldova - Monaco - Mongolia - Montenegro - Morocco - Mozambique - Namibia - Nauru - Nepal - Netherlands – Netherlands Antilles – New Zealand - Nicaragua -Nieu- Niger - Nigeria – North Korea - Northern Ireland- Norway - Oman - Pakistan - Palau – Palestinian Territories - Panama – Papua New Guinea - Paraguay - Peru - Philippines - Poland - Portugal - Qatar - Romania - Russia - Rwanda – Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Lucia – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Samoa – San Marino – Sao Tome and Principe – Saudi Arabia - Scotland - Senegal - Serbia - Seychelles – Sierra Leone - Singapore – Saint Maarten - Slovakia - Slovenia - Solomon Islands - Somalia – South Africa – South Korea – South Sudan - Spain – Sri Lanka - Sudan - Suriname - Swaziland - Sweden - Switzerland - Syria - Taiwan - Tajikistan - Tanzania - Thailand - Timor-Leste - Togo - Tonga – Trinidad and Tobago - Tunisia - Turkey - Turkmenistan - Tuvalu - Uganda - Ukraine – United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom - United States- Uruguay - Uzbekistan - Vanuatu - Venezuela - Vietnam - Wales- Western Sahara- Yemen - Zambia - Zimbabwe ★Classroom Décor ★Bulletin Board ★Hallway ★Showcase Display Directions are clear and explicit. Created by Danielle Knight, © Study All Knight ™, The Knight Stuff, LLC recommended grades K-12, classroom banner, display, classroom decor, library

Today I'm sharing my top tips and resources for getting started with virtual field trips and showing how I use passports, boarding passes, and travel journals to make the experience come to life. I've also included a great freebie down below (#welovefreebies), so keep reading to download yours. This is the first part of my Virtual Field Trip Blog Series, so be sure to subscribe to get more tips, resources and freebies sent to your inbox! Why virtual field trips? I think it's pretty amazing that my 2nd graders and I manage to fly all over the world without ever leaving the walls of our classroom. Of course, none of this is possible without a little a lot of help from Google Earth, Skype in the Classroom, and other awesome tech tools. With little prep, students are able to experience other cultures, learn important geography skills, and build their natural love for learning and inquiry. I love that there are so many incredible free resources and tools to make traveling across the globe super easy and most importantly, super engaging. Where should we visit? The possibilities are endless! Especially with Google Earth. All you have to do is download it on any device and start traveling for free. We take virtual field trips on a regular basis--some are formally planned along with an itinerary, boarding passes, and passports, and some are on-the-"fly" (see what I did there) where we quickly hop on Google Earth to make visual connections to what we're learning in literacy, math, social studies or science. For example, during our Cinderella Around the World unit, we take mini field trips to each of the countries we read Cinderella stories from. If you get creative, you can connect a virtual field trip to any content area or learning objective. If you haven't already played around with Google Earth, check it out. You can explore pictures, street views (kids think you're actually there), the weather radar, and so much more. A planned field trip may be scheduled through Skype in the Classroom (FREE! More on this awesome resource in an upcoming vlog) or Discovery Education (subscription required). These awesome sites do all the planning for you. It's just as much fun for teachers to participate as it is for students. What should we bring? You can really get creative here! Sometimes I bring in food or souvenirs from the country we're visiting. I prepare ahead of time with an itinerary (including our time for departure/arrival, where we're going, and our schedule for the day) and fill out boarding passes for each student to make the experience more realistic. They each have a passport and travel journal to bring along for the trip. It's literally so adorable to see their excitement. All of these resources are available at my TpT store, individually or in my Ultimate Travel Bundle. Keep reading to see my Virtual Field Trip Itinerary freebie! How else can the Travel Bundle be used in the classroom? Holidays around the world Research projects Mystery Skype Actual "real world" field trips Want to bring the world into YOUR classroom in 3 easy steps? Decide where you want to go and what tool you want to use. Google Earth is a great place to start! Play around with it and get a feel for the awesome features. Later on in this blog series, I'll go more in depth about Skype, Discovery Ed, and NearPod. Subscribe to The Teacher's Passport so you don't miss any updates in my Virtual Field Trip Blog Series. Download my Virtual Field Trip Itinerary Freebie! You may also be interested in the Travel Bundle to make the whole experience much more fun (includes easy-to-assemble print-and-fold passports, boarding passes, and travel journals). FREEBIE ON SALE NOW AT MY TPT STORE Comment below to let me know... Are you excited to try virtual field trips in your classroom? Or do you already do them with your students? Let me know what questions you still have and what you'd like to learn more about! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Take your celebration around the world with these posters! They're perfect party supplies for a travel themed prom, homecoming or bon voyage event. Are you a bit of a globe-trotter yourself? Frame them and add them to your home décor, or include them in your classroom decorations and celebrate a world without borders. Posters include New York City, Rome, London, India, Paris and Moscow. Paper. (6 pcs. per set) 17 x 22 © OTC

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FREE Printable Postcards Send a little love to a friend with our FREE printable postcards from around the world! We love postcards and enjoy collecting them on our travels and hope you will enjoy sending these sweet cards to a friend or loved one. Click here to join our free community of faithful adventurers, and […]

Learn About the 7 Continents! Exploring the 7 Continents has never been more exciting! It's a Small World Continent Study is filled with over 35 activities to help your students gain a greater understanding of the seven continents. This 130+ page unit is filled with great resources, posters, printables, activities, and projects that will open […]