Tactile Geography

The class creates major rivers and mountain ranges throughout the U.S. during a tactile geography lesson. First they locate physical maps in their textbooks, then shape the topographical features with hands and fingers. The last step is to label each one with tiny sticky notes.

Batiste admires his creation while searching for more mountains and rivers inside the container.

Aley is thrilled to be finished.

When it comes to geography (and most other things), Carl keeps a poker face.

Lincoln's Rocky Mountains are curiously uniform.

Is Madison eating part of the Mississippi?

Maya's Hershey's Kiss-like Rockies are similar to Lincoln's, but look closely and you'll notice that they're different than the Appalachian Mountains. Maya knows why (Appalachian Mountains are older and more weathered).