"That's Some Pretty Salty Stuff"

"Molding" a Great Lesson...

Flour.

Salt. 

Water.

What does this give you? 

An activity that'll get your hands messy and your brains working.

In class, I found out that probably one of the easiest methods to teach students about geography is to get their hands in the process with building land masses. They get to explore and research a selected area and be creative with their findings. However, looking into this project like we did, we, as teachers, have to be careful about not making this this some simple arts and crafts activity. Rather, we teach our students that geography is a key element to understanding our weather, our country, and our world. Salt dough maps help us to visualize what our world looks like in a 3 Dimensional understanding. This activity was a great and MESSY experience!!

Here are some links to some great Salt Dough Activity Blogs:
MAPS OF EUROPE          
SLIGHTLY NERDY, SOMETIMES COOL