Do You Know This Place?

Objective:  For children to identify famous places

Subjects: 

History/Geography – historical landmarks, monuments, tourist sites, etc.           

Technology – use Microsoft PowerPoint to view photographs

What You Will Need: 

• Attached PowerPoint slide show
• Attached worksheet for each child
• Pencils
• Small prize(s) (candy, toy, homework pass, etc.)

What to Do:

1. Before class begins make sure the computer or computers are working.
2. Hand out a worksheet out to each child.
3. Instruct them to watch the slide show on the overhead (or have them do this individually at their own workstation).  They should follow the instructions shown on the first slide, explaining to write down the name of the places in the presentation onto their worksheet.
4. Give the students about 20 minutes to complete the activity. 
5. Encourage them to surf the internet for help (Optional).
6. Go over the answers with the children when time is up.  Give a small prize to the child that answered the most correctly.

Suggestions:  Discuss with the children the importance of the buildings, landmarks, etc. that you chose.  See if the children have visited those places or have heard of them.

Allow the children to create their own PowerPoint slide shows with something they are interested in (baseball players, constellations, dinosaurs, paintings, etc.).  They can present them to the class or trade with a classmate.

This activity can be modified to present just about any lesson for any subject.

*Graphic from Big Box of Art CD