Pearson Texas Social Studies

Grade 2, Chapter 3, Lesson 4

Landforms and Bodies of Water
(15 minutes)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
 Identify physical features of Earth, such as landforms and bodies of water.
 Describe how the location of landforms and bodies of water are shown on
physical maps.
 Recognize that the world is divided into different areas politically, such as
towns, states, and countries.
 Locate places and regions of significance on maps, including types of physical
features and national borders.

Social Studies TEKS 6.A Identify major landforms and bodies of water, including
each of the continents and each of the oceans, on maps and globes. 6.B Locate places
of significance, including the local community, Texas, the state capital, the U.S. capital,
major cities in Texas, the coast of Texas, Canada, Mexico, and the United States on
maps and globes. 6.C Examine information from various sources about places and
regions.

DIGITAL ACTIVITY: Lesson Introduction Time: 5 min

myWorld and Me
<screen 1>
Remind children of the discussion they had about the Big Question for the chapter:
What is the world like? Explain to children that they are going to read and learn about
the different kinds of landforms and bodies of water that are found on our planet.

ANALYZE VISUALS Ask: What is happening in the photograph? (A grandfather and

grandson are fishing together.)
Is fishing an activity people do on land or on water? (water)
The grandfather and grandson in this photograph are fishing on a lake. Where else can
people go fishing? (Possible answers: rivers, streams, oceans)

<screen 2>
Advance to the next screen and draw children’s attention to the main objective for the
lesson: I will know how to identify different kinds of land and water.

DIGITAL ACTIVITY: Got It? Time: 10 min

Landforms and Bodies of Water
myWorld and Me
Recap the different kinds of landforms and bodies of water with children. Say: Describe
the land where you live.

Got it?
Explain to children that they will now use their knowledge of landforms and bodies of
water to answer multiple-choice questions. Select children to choose the correct
answers to the questions. (Island; Plateau; River; Ocean)
Remediate
If children have difficulty identifying landforms and bodies of water, divide children into
groups of three or four. Provide groups with pictures from magazines and the Internet
and have children work together to identify the types of landforms and bodies of water.
When groups have finished identifying the pictures, have them share their answers
with the class.