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  • HOME
  • Geography teaching resources by region
    • North America >
      • United States
      • CANADA
      • Mexico
    • South America
    • Africa >
      • Congo Rainforest
      • Nigeria
      • Kenya and the Great Rift Valley
      • The Sahel & North Africa
      • Rwanda
      • South Africa
      • Kalahari Desert
    • ASIA >
      • Southwest Asia >
        • Eastern Mediterranean Countries
      • South Asia (India & neighbors)
      • East Asia >
        • Japan & the Koreas
        • China
    • Russia & Central Asia (former Soviet republics)
    • Europe >
      • European Union
      • Rhine-Danube Corridor
      • Declining Birth Rates in Western Europe
      • Immigration Challenges in Europe
      • German Reunification
      • Netherlands - Reclaiming Land from the Sea
    • Australia & Oceania
    • Antarctica
  • Classroom Teaching Tools
    • Political Cartoons in Lessons
    • games FOR LEARNING & REVIEW
    • LITERACY STRATEGIES
    • OTHER Fun Stuff
  • CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
    • The Middle School Learner
    • Behavior Management
    • Hall Passes
    • LITTLE ANNOYANCES
  • World Religions
    • Hinduism
    • Buddhism
    • Taoism
    • Judaism
    • Christianity
    • Islam
    • Comparing Abrahamic religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam
  • population
  • The Global Grid
  • More Online resouces
  • about
  • contact
  • Blog: 30 Years & Counting
Middle School World History and World Geography: Free Lessons and Materials

NORTH AMERICA Lesson Plans and Resources for Middle School


Click on the country name to go directly to that page.
United States                        Canada                      Mexico


north America MAPS FOR STUDENTS

Political map:  I like this because it shows North America in relation to the west coasts of Africa and Europe.
Physical map: This map does not cover quite as much of North America as I would like, but it is the best one I have found.
North America map with Atlantic Ocean
File Size: 73 kb
File Type: png
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North America political map for world geography lessons
North America physical map
File Size: 165 kb
File Type: png
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North America physical map for geography lessons

The Columbian Exchange

I use this to introduce the idea of the Columbian Exchange to my students.
Columbian Exchange chart with questions
File Size: 134 kb
File Type: pdf
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Columbian Exchange chart with questions for geography and history

This lesson plan focuses on primary source documents.  It is a great lesson from the UT Austin's Teaching with Primary Resources program. 
Columbian Exchange Lesson Plan
File Size: 244 kb
File Type: docx
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The documents used comes from the Library of Congress Archives.

MOre North America Online Lesson Resources

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This is a GREAT resource with lots of lessons and ideas worth looking through.

SHAMELESS PLUG: I sell some things on Teachers Pay Teachers.  You can click on the images on the right to get more information on the NAFTA, Panama Canal, or Cuban Missile Crisis material.
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