We've been studying landscapes and landforms around the world in our Science and Social Studies units. Why not connect it to reading, as well. Groups of students read a variety of nonfiction and fiction books and looked for information about landscapes and landforms within them. In our nonfiction books, students focused on using the index, table of contents, and other text features to find specific information about landforms that might be found in that particular continent, country, or region. The readers of the fiction books paid attention to the landforms that were involved in the story and how they played a part in the setting and the events of the story. Each group is currently working on a way to share the information they got from their book.
