A landform guessing game gives students opportunities to play major roles in a lesson plan and learn from their peers. Ask each student to draw a landform that has been discussed in class on a blank piece of paper. Encourage students to add colors and textures that help identify the landform, but instruct them not to include any words. Have each student bring their landform drawing to the front of the class and allow seated students to guess the landform. The presenter can divulge hints and tips as to the name of the landform.
Each continent has an array of well known landforms, so asking students to identify landform locations aids them in learning geography. Determine a number of landforms across the seven continents that match the number of students in the classroom. Ask each student to draw a specific landform using colors and shapes to closely represent the image. Place large blank cut outs of the seven continents in the front of the classroom. Present the drawn landforms one and a time and help the class determine the continent of origin.
The globe puzzle activity helps students learn the location of major landforms such as continents, oceans and large mountain ranges. Give each student a major landform to draw. Use a large blank ball to represent a globe and ask the class to help you find the location of the first student's drawn landform image. Start with students who have drawn continents and oceans so mountain range images will have continent choices present.
Landforms are evident from as far away as outer space because of their unique textures, size and colors. Distribute puff paint and ask students to create a portrait of their favorite landform. Allow students to depict images from a side or overhead view. Asking students to accompany their images with short essays detailing facts about the landform and why it was chosen enhances learning. Display the portraits around the classroom for student reference until landform lessons are complete.