Explorer Vocab Cards summer Explorer Vocab Cards
Geography Vocabulary
STUDENT:
🌍
Continent
The biggest piece of land
🇺🇸
Country
Where we live
🗺️
State
A part of a country
📍
County
A part of a state
🏙️
City
Homes and buildings
⭐
Symbol
A picture on a map
The 7 Continents
🐻
North America
We live here!
🐆
South America
Land to the south
🏰
Europe
Far away land
🦁
Africa
A very large land
🐼
Asia
The biggest continent
🦘
Australia
An island continent
🐧
Antarctica
A very cold land
🌎
Our Earth
The whole world
Common Landforms
🏔️
Mountain
Very high land
🛶
River
Water that flows
🏝️
Island
Land with water around
🌊
Ocean
Big salt water
☀️🏜️
Desert
Dry and sandy land
🚣
Lake
Water with land around
More Landforms
🌱
Plain
Flat and open land
🌄
Plateau
High flat land
🧊
Glacier
Giant piece of ice
🌋
Volcano
Mountain with fire
⛰️⛳⛰️
Valley
Land between mountains
🏜️
Canyon
Deep and rocky land
🗾
Peninsula
Land with water on 3 sides
⛰️
Hill
A small mountain
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Archipelago
A group of many islands
Famous Landmarks
🗽
Statue of Liberty
A special big statue
🏰
Special Castle
A very old building
🏘️
My Town
Where people live
🌉
Golden Bridge
A road over water
Labeling Practice
Write the names under the pictures
🏔️
🌋
🗾
⛰️
Names
Mountain
Volcano
Peninsula
Hill
Big World Slides Small to Big!
🏙️
City
→
📍
County
→
🗺️
State
→
🇺🇸
Country
→
🌍
Continent
Everything fits inside the bigger piece!
The 7 Continents
🐻
North America
🐆
South America
🏰
Europe
🦁
Africa
🐼
Asia
🦘
Australia
🐧
Antarctica
7 BIG LANDS
Landforms
Made by Nature 🌲
🏔️
Mountain
🏞️
River
Landmarks
Made by People 🏗️
🗽
Statue
🏘️
Town
More Landforms!
🌊
Ocean
🏜️
Desert
🚣
Lake
🌱
Plain
⛰️
Plateau
🌋
Volcano
⛰️⛳⛰️
Valley
🏜️
Canyon
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Archipelago
🗾
Peninsula
⛰️
Hill
Label It!
🌋
🏝️🏝️🏝️
🗾
Can you name these landforms?
Map Maker Activity Map Maker Activity
Order from SMALLEST to BIGGEST
Name:
1
Smallest
2
Small
3
Big
4
Bigger
5
Biggest
🌍
Continent
🇺🇸
Country
🗺️
State
📜
County
🏙️
City
Quick Check Tickets Identify Landforms
Exit Ticket 1
Circle the picture of a DESERT:
🏜️
OR
🌊
Name: _________________________
Continent Count
Exit Ticket 2
Circle the number of continents on Earth:
3
7
10
Name: _________________________
Water Forms
Exit Ticket 3
Circle the picture of a RIVER:
🏞️
🏜️
🏙️
Name: _________________________
Geography Sentence Practice summer Sentence Builder
Page 1
Name:
Pick a word from the bank to finish the sentence.
🏙️
I live in a big .
🏔️
A is very high.
🌊
Water flows in a .
🌍
A is giant land.
🗽
A is made by people.
Word Bank
city
mountain
river
continent
statue
More Landforms
Page 2
Name:
🚜
A is flat and open.
⛰️
A is high and flat.
🧊
A is giant ice.
🌋
A has fire.
Word Bank
plain
plateau
glacier
volcano
Trace or write the word from the bank in the blank.
Globe Trotters Unit Quiz Geography Quiz
Show what you know!
Name:
Date:
1. Small to Big
Write numbers 1 to 5 in the boxes.
🏙️
City
📍
County
🗺️
State
🇺🇸
Country
🌍
Continent
2. How Many Continents?
Circle the correct number:
3
7
10
3. Landforms
Circle the Volcano:
🌋
OR
🏝️
4. Map Symbols
Draw a line to match.
⭐
🛶
🏙️
River
Capital
City
5. Label Landforms
Pick a word from the box.
🏝️🏝️🏝️
🏜️
Archipelago
Canyon
6. Finish the Sentence
🏔️
A is high land.
IEP Individual Assessment. Scribe or visual supports allowed.
Geography Sentence Practice summer Sentence Builder
Page 1
Name:
Pick a word from the bank to finish the sentence.
🏙️
I live in a big .
🏔️
A is very high.
🛶
Water flows in a .
🌍
A is giant land.
🗽
A is made by people.
Word Bank
city
mountain
river
continent
statue
More Landforms
Page 2
Name:
🌱
A is flat land.
🌄
A is high and flat.
🧊
A is made of ice.
🌋
A has fire.
⛰️⛳⛰️
A is between mountains.
🧱
A is deep rock.
🗾
A has water on 3 sides.
⛰️
A is a small mountain.
🏝️🏝️
An is many islands.
Word Bank
plain
plateau
glacier
volcano
valley
canyon
peninsula
hill
archipelago
Trace or write the word from the bank in the blank.
Landform Labeling Activity summer Landform Labels
Write the word for each picture
Name:
⛰️
🏞️
🏝️
🏜️
🌊
💧
Word Bank
Mountain
River
Island
Desert
Ocean
Lake
Landform Labels
Part 2
Name:
🌲
🪨
🧊
🌋
🏝️🏝️
Word Bank
Plain
Plateau
Glacier
Volcano
Archipelago
Landform Labeling Activity summer Landform Labels
Write the word for each picture
Name:
🏔️
🛶
🏝️
☀️🏜️
🌊
🚣
Word Bank
Mountain
River
Island
Desert
Ocean
Lake
Landform Labels
Part 2
Name:
🌱
🌄
🧊
🌋
⛰️⛳⛰️
🧱
🗾
⛰️
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Word Bank
Plain
Plateau
Glacier
Volcano
Valley
Canyon
Peninsula
Hill
Archipelago
Explorer Vocab Cards summer Explorer Vocab Cards
Where we live
NAME:
🌍
Continent
The biggest piece of land
🇺🇸
Country
Where we live
🗺️
State
A part of a country
📍
County
A part of a state
🏙️
City
Homes and buildings
⭐
Symbol
A picture on a map
The 7 Continents
🐻
North America
Our continent
🐆
South America
Land to the south
🏰
Europe
Far away land
🦁
Africa
A very large land
🐼
Asia
The biggest continent
🦘
Australia
An island continent
🐧
Antarctica
A very cold land
🌎
Our Earth
The whole world
Common Landforms
🏔️
Mountain
Very high land
🛶
River
Water that flows
🏝️
Island
Land with water around
🌊
Ocean
Big salt water
🌵
Desert
Dry and sandy land
🏞️
Lake
Water with land around
More Landforms
🌱
Plain
Flat and open land
⛰️
Plateau
High flat land
🧊
Glacier
Giant piece of ice
🌋
Volcano
Mountain with fire
🌄
Valley
Land between mountains
🏜️
Canyon
Deep rocky land
🏖️
Peninsula
Water on 3 sides
⛰️
Hill
Small mountain
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Archipelago
Many islands
Famous Landmarks
🗽
Big World Slides summer Small to Big!
🏙️
City
→
📍
County
→
🗺️
State
→
🇺🇸
Country
→
🌍
Continent
Everything fits inside the bigger piece!
The 7 Continents
🐻
North America
🐆
South America
🏰
Europe
🦁
Africa
🐼
Asia
🦘
Australia
🐧
Antarctica
7 BIG LANDS
Landforms
Made by Nature 🌲
🏔️
Mountain
🛶
River
Landmarks
Made by People 🏗️
🗽
Statue
🏛️
Old Building
More Landforms!
🌊
Ocean
☀️🏜️
Desert
🏞️
Lake
🌱
Plain
⛰️
Plateau
🌋
Volcano
🌄
Valley
🏜️
Canyon
🏖️
Peninsula
⛰️
Hill
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Archipelago
Label It!
🌋
🏝️🏝️🏝️
🏖️
Can you name these landforms?
Geography Sentence Practice summer summer Sentence Builder
Page 1
NAME:
Pick a word from the bank to finish the sentence.
🏙️
I live in a big .
🏔️
A is very high.
🛶
Water flows in a .
🌍
A is giant land.
🗽
A is made by people.
Word Bank
city
mountain
river
continent
statue
More Landforms
Page 2
NAME:
🌱
A is flat land.
⛰️
A is high and flat.
🧊
A is made of ice.
🌋
A has fire.
🌄
A is between hills.
🏜️
A is deep and rocky.
🏖️
A has water on 3 sides.
⛰️
A is a small mountain.
🏝️🏝️
An is many islands.
Word Bank
plain
plateau
glacier
volcano
valley
canyon
peninsula
hill
archipelago
Trace or write the word from the bank in the blank.
Landform Labeling Activity summer summer Landform Labels
Write the word for each picture
NAME:
🏔️
🛶
🏝️
🌵
🌊
🏞️
Word Bank
Mountain
River
Island
Desert
Ocean
Lake
Landform Labels
Part 2
NAME:
🌱
⛰️
🧊
🌋
🌄
🏜️
🏖️
⛰️
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Word Bank
Plain
Plateau
Glacier
Volcano
Valley
Canyon
Peninsula
Hill
Archipelago
Globe Trotters Unit Quiz summer summer Geography Quiz
Show what you know!
Name:
1. Small to Big
Write the number 1 to 5 in the boxes.
🏙️
City
📍
County
🗺️
State
🇺🇸
Country
🌍
Continent
2. How Many Continents?
Circle the correct number:
3
7
10
3. Circle the Landform
Circle the Volcano:
🌋
OR
🏝️🏝️🏝️
4. Map Symbols
Draw a line to match.
⭐
🛶
🏙️
River
Capital
City
5. Label Landforms
Pick a word from the box.
🏖️
🏜️
⛰️
Peninsula
Canyon
Hill
6. Finish the Sentence
🏔️
A is very high.
IEP Individual Assessment. Scribe or visual supports allowed.
Explorer Vocab Cards summer summer Explorer Vocab Cards
Where we live
NAME:
🌍
Continent
The biggest piece of land
🇺🇸
Country
Where we live
🗺️
State
A part of a country
📍
County
A part of a state
🏙️
City
Homes and buildings
⭐
Symbol
A picture on a map
The 7 Continents
🐻
North America
Our continent
🐆
South America
Land to the south
🏰
Europe
Land with castles
🦁
Africa
A very hot land
🐼
Asia
The biggest continent
🦘
Australia
An island continent
🐧
Antarctica
A very cold land
🌎
Our Earth
The whole world
Common Landforms
🏔️
Mountain
Very high land
🌊
River
Water that flows
🏝️
Island
Land with water around
🌊🌊
Ocean
The biggest water
🌵
Desert
Dry and sandy land
💧
Lake
Water inside land
More Landforms
🌱
Plain
Flat and open land
🌄
Plateau
High flat land
🧊
Glacier
Giant piece of ice
🌋
Volcano
Mountain with fire
🏞️
Valley
Land between mountains
🏜️
Canyon
Deep and rocky land
🗾
Peninsula
Land with water on 3 sides
⛰️
Hill
A small mountain
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Archipelago
Many islands
Famous Landmarks
Geography Sentence Practice summer summer summer Sentence Builder
Page 1
NAME:
Pick a word from the bank to finish the sentence.
🏙️
I live in a big .
🏔️
A is very high.
🌊
Water flows in a .
🌍
A is giant land.
🗽
A is made by people.
Word Bank
city
mountain
river
continent
statue
More Landforms
Page 2
NAME:
🌱
A is flat land.
🌄
A is high and flat.
🧊
A is made of ice.
🌋
A has fire.
🏞️
A group of mountains has a .
🏜️
A is deep rock.
🗾
A is land in water.
⛰️
A is a low hill.
🏝️🏝️
Many islands make an .
Word Bank
plain
plateau
glacier
volcano
valley
canyon
peninsula
hill
archipelago
Trace or write the word from the bank in the blank.
Landform Labeling Activity summer summer summer Landform Labels
Write the word for each picture
NAME:
🏔️
🌊
🏝️
☀️🏜️
🌊🌊
💧
Word Bank
Mountain
River
Island
Desert
Ocean
Lake
Landform Labels
Part 2
NAME:
🌱
🌄
🧊
🌋
🏞️
🏜️
🗾
⛰️
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Word Bank
Plain
Plateau
Glacier
Volcano
Valley
Canyon
Peninsula
Hill
Archipelago
Globe Trotters Unit Quiz summer summer summer summer summer summer Geography Quiz
Show what you know!
Name:
1. Small to Big
Write numbers 1 to 5 in the boxes.
🏙️
City
📍
County
🗺️
State
🇺🇸
Country
🌍
Continent
2. How Many Continents?
Circle the correct number:
3
7
10
3. Circle the Landform
Circle the Volcano:
🌋
OR
🏝️🏝️🏝️
4. Map Symbols
Draw a line to match.
⭐
🌊
🏙️
River
Capital
City
5. Label Landforms
Pick a word from the box.
🗾
🏜️
⛰️
Peninsula
Canyon
Hill
6. Finish the Sentence
🏔️
A is very high.
Mountain
IEP Individual Assessment. Scribe or visual supports allowed.
Globe Trotters Teacher Guide summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer Globe Trotters Teacher Guide
Geography Unit for 5th Grade IEP • Limited Literacy Support
Teacher Guide
Unit Overview
This unit focuses on foundational geography concepts through heavy visual scaffolding. Designed for students on an IEP with limited literacy, the materials emphasize icon recognition over text decoding.
Key Goals
Identify hierarchy (City → Continent)
Recognize 14 common landforms by sight
Understand map symbols (Star, River, Pin)
Distinguish nature vs. man-made features
Accommodations
Pictorial word banks provided
Minimal writing (circle/draw/cut/paste)
Scribe allowed for labeling & sentences
High-contrast visual supports
Teaching Tip
If the student struggles to write the words, pre-cut the word bank items and have them glue the correct word next to the image. This removes the handwriting barrier while still assessing vocabulary knowledge.
Lesson Pacing
Day 1
Map Masters & Hierarchy
Introduce Slide 1 . Review the Vocab Cards (Page 1) . Complete the Map Maker Activity (Cut & Paste).
Day 2
The 7 Continents
Present Slide 2 . Review Vocab Cards (Page 2) . Use Quick Check Ticket 2 for check.
Day 3
Nature vs. People
Present Slides 3 & 4 . Complete the Nature vs. People Sorting Activity . Try the Map Detective activity.
Day 4
Language Support
Complete Sentence Practice (Pages 1 & 2) . Complete Landform Labeling Activity for review.
Day 5
Assessment
Individual assessment using the Globe Trotters Unit Quiz . Use the Vocab Cards for support if needed.
Answer Keys
Map Maker (Hierarchy)
1. City
→
2. County
→
3. State
→
4. Country
→
5. Continent
Nature Sort
Mountain, Volcano, Ocean, Desert, Island, River, Valley, Canyon, Peninsula, Hill
Nature vs. People Sorting Activity summer Nature vs. People
Sort the pictures into the correct box
Student:
Nature (Made by Earth)
People (Made by Humans)
Instruction: Cut the 16 cards on the next page. Glue nature cards in the Green box and people cards in the Blue box.
Sorting Cards
10 Nature • 6 People
🏔️
Mountain
🌋
Volcano
🌊
Ocean
🌵
Desert
🌊
River
🏞️
Lake
🌄
Valley
🧱
Canyon
🏖️
Peninsula
⛰️
Hill
🏙️
City
🌉
Bridge
🗽
Statue
🏰
Castle
⭐
Capital
🏘️
Town
Teacher Check:
Nature: Mtn, Vol, Ocean, Des, Riv, Lake, Valley, Canyon, Pen, Hill
People: City, Bridge, Statue, Castle, Star, Town
Map Detective Activity summer Map Detective
Find and circle the items on the map
NAME:
Mission: Find These Items!
🌋
Volcano
🏙️
City
🏝️
Island
⭐
Capital
🌄
Valley
🏜️
Canyon
🏖️
Peninsula
⛰️
Hill
🏙️
🌋
⭐
🏜️
🌄
🏖️
🏝️
⛰️
🌲
🌊
🧱
🏘️
Can you find all 8? Check them off as you find them!
Map Detective Activity summer Map Detective
Find and circle the items on the map
NAME:
Mission: Find These 8 Items!
🌋
Volcano
🏙️
City
🏝️
Island
⭐
Capital
🌄
Valley
🧱
Canyon
🏖️
Peninsula
⛰️
Hill
🏙️
🌋
⭐
🧱
🌄
🌲
🏖️
🏝️
⛰️
🏠
⛵
🌊
Can you find all 8? Circle them!
Nature vs. People Sorting Activity summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer Nature vs. People
Sort the pictures into the correct box
STUDENT:
Nature (Made by Earth)
People (Made by Humans)
Teacher Tip:
Identify the icons with the student first. Encourage sorting based on 'Who made this?'. Nature = Earth, People = Humans.
Sorting Cards
10 Nature • 6 People
🏔️
Mountain
🌋
Volcano
🌊
Ocean
🌵
Desert
🏞️
River
🚣
Lake
🌄
Valley
🏜️
Canyon
🏖️
Peninsula
⛰️
Hill
🏙️
City
🌉
Bridge
🗽
Statue
🏰
Castle
🏘️
Town
⭐
Capital
Teaching Standard:
5.G.1 - Identify major physical and human features on maps.
Map Detective Activity summer summer summer summer summer summer summer activity summer summer summer summer summer summer summer activity summer Map Detective
Visual Search Unit Assessment
Detective:
Mission: Find These 8 Items!
🌋
Volcano
🏙️
City
🏝️
Island
⭐
Capital
🌄
Valley
🏜️
Canyon
🏖️
Peninsula
⛰️
Hill
🏙️
🌋
⭐
🏜️
🌄
🌲
🏖️
🏝️
⛰️
🏘️
⛵
🌊
🚣
🧱
🏠
Check off as you find them!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Explorer Vocab Cards summer summer summer Explorer Vocab Cards
Where we live
NAME:
🌍
Continent
The biggest piece of land
🇺🇸
Country
Where we live
🗺️
State
A part of a country
📍
County
A part of a state
🏙️
City
Homes and buildings
⭐
Symbol
A picture on a map
The 7 Continents
🐻
North America
Our continent
🐆
South America
Land to the south
🏰
Europe
Land across the ocean
🦁
Africa
A very large land
🐼
Asia
The biggest continent
🦘
Australia
An island continent
🐧
Antarctica
A very cold land
🌎
Our Earth
The whole world
Common Landforms
🏔️
Mountain
Very high land
🌊
River
Water that flows
🏝️
Island
Land with water around
🌊🌊
Ocean
The biggest water
🌵
Desert
Dry and sandy land
🏞️
Lake
Water inside land
More Landforms
🌱
Plain
Flat and open land
⛰️
Plateau
High flat land
🧊
Glacier
Giant piece of ice
🌋
Volcano
Mountain with fire
🌄
Valley
Between mountains
🏜️
Canyon
Deep rocky land
🏖️
Peninsula
Water on 3 sides
⛰️
Hill
A small mountain
🏝️🏝️🏝️
Archipelago
Many islands
Famous Landmarks