Geography (HASS) Special Places and Features with Amelia Ellicott’s Garden book.

This resource packet uses the text Amelia Ellicott’s Garden to explore special places and their features:

• What are places like?
• What makes a place special?
• How can we look after the places we live in?
• Natural, constructed and managed features of places.
• How places change over time.
• Identifying reasons why places may be important to others.

This packet includes ready to go geography activities for a variety of levels from Kindergarten to Year 2 so you can use one wonderful storybook across many classes!

I am not affiliated with the author, and the book is not included. Not only will your students LOVE this beautiful story, but they'll also have fun with these follow-up activities targeting Geography/ HASS.

My products are designed in a clear, uncluttered format utilizing graphic organizers.

They are simple to read and are printer/ink friendly.

They are ready to print and go.

Fonts included:

• USA: Simple Print in US Letter size (US spelling),
• Qld Beginners in A4 size (UK spelling).
• NSW Print in A4 size (UK spelling).
• Victorian print in A4 size (UK spelling).
• UK: Sassoon Primary Font in A4 size (UK spelling).

These high engagement, and differentiated Amelia Ellicott’s Garden activities include:

• Amelia’s Garden organizer: looks like, feels like, sounds like & smells like.
• My Special place organizer: looks like, feels like, sounds like & smells like.
• Draw Amelia’s garden.
• Colour Amelia’s Garden.
• Label Amelia’s garden (colour & B/W).
• List the features of Amelia’s garden (colour & B/W).
• Label the Natural, Managed & Constructed features of Amelia’s garden (colour & B/W).
• Changing Environments: How has Sampson St changed (colour & B/W)?
• Draw and write: Amelia’s Garden; why is it special, what do people do in this place and how do they feel about the place.
• Draw and write: My Special Garden; why is it special, what do people do in this place and how do they feel about the place.
• Draw and write: My Special Place; why is it special, what do people do in this place and how do they feel about the place.
• Draw and write about 3 special places where events are celebrated, or beliefs shared.
• How did people care for Sampson Street in the past?
• How do Amelia and her neighbours care for the special place (colour & B/W)?
• How could you care for a beach environment (colour & B/W)?
• How could you care for a campground environment (colour & B/W)?
• What could you do help people in your community writing prompt?