Help your 3rd–5th graders master geography and map skills while letting their imagination soar. In this Create a Country Project, kids design a brand‑new country from scratch, complete with its own flag, map, climate, natural resources and culture.
This hands‑on project fits beautifully into your Social Studies curriculum, culminating in a creative performance task that reinforces mapping, critical thinking and cultural understanding.
A BEST SELLER! Perfect for Intermediate Grades 3-5! Kids practice map‑reading, scale, cardinal directions and physical geography while also exploring culture, economy and government. Use the project for end‑of‑unit review, small‑group enrichment or cross‑curricular ELA integration (writing descriptive paragraphs about their country).
This is a great way to enhance and reinforce student's geography, cultural, and map-skills with this Create a Country Project! It's focused on the major themes of geography and map skills and encourages creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork!
Performance Task: students will be creating and designing their OWN country including:
✔Name of your country
✔A map
✔A flag
✔All aspects related to culture including language, government, traditions, climate, food, school, houses, and much more!
Students can use the three-page checklist and organizers to guide them as they develop their countries.
✔For Elementary Grades – Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade
✔Great for Core Knowledge
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