Grade 7 Geography Strand A Modified

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Total Pages: 229 pages
Answer Key: Included with Rubric
Teaching Duration: 1 Semester
File Type: Zip

In this Modified Grade 7 Geography Strand A Unit, teachers are equipped with 19 engaging lessons. These lessons will enable teachers to immerse their modified Grade 7 students in the captivating realm of Canadian geography. Each of the 19 lessons aligns with a critical concept in the Ontario Grade 7 Geography Curriculum, but has significantly reduced reading and writing expectations within the lesson. Use this unit to teach Physical Patterns in a Changing World.

This Grade 7 Modified Geography Unit is for classroom teachers who are required to teach the Grade 7 Geography Ontario Curriculum but have students working significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension. An MP3 audio file of each student reading has been provided. This resource was designed to meet the needs of ELL students and/or students on a modified IEP.

• Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Geography Curriculum 2023 Grade 7 Strand A.

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Unit Includes:

✅ 19 Engaging Lessons: Immerse your students in captivating learning experiences that will keep them engaged throughout the unit.

✅ MP3 Audio Files: Elevate student learning and accessibility by incorporating audio recordings of the student readings.

✅ Easy-to-Use Lesson Plans: Streamline your teaching experience with comprehensive daily lesson plans, saving prep time.

✅ Self-Marking Google Forms: Simplify your assessment process by automating grading and gaining rapid insights into your students' progress with self-marking Google Forms.

✅ Graphic Organizers: Provide your students with empowering graphic organizers that facilitate information organization, making complex concepts more accessible.

✅ Assignment Exemplars, Assessment Rubrics & Answer Keys: Time-saving resources for quick and effective grading.

✅ Sub Plans: Ready-to-use lessons to ensure continuity when you're away.

✅ Individual PDFs of Student Pages: Easily upload to Google Classroom™ for digital learning.

✅ Print and Digital Formats: Access materials in both print and digital formats, effortlessly adapting to diverse teaching environments and meeting student needs.

Do you have students working at grade level? Check out this unit - Grade 7 Geography Strand A. 

Lesson Overview & Modifications

1. Why Study Geography? (True or False)
2. QR Code Vocabulary Activity (Matching)
3. Mapping Skills Review & Map of Canada (Cut & Match, Numbered Map)
4. What is Geography (Reading, Cut & Match)
5. Physical Characteristics of Landforms (Reading, Cut & Match)
6. Changes to Landforms (Reading, Sequencing)
7. Quiz (Matching, Fill in the Blanks)
8. Land Reclamation Newspaper Assignment (Fill-in-the-Blanks)
9. Physical Characteristics of Water Systems (Label a Diagram, Create an Image)
10. Changes to Water Systems Inquiry (True or False)
11. Characteristics of Climate Regions  (Photo Inquiry, Cut and Match)
12. Climate Change Factors (Reading, Cut and Match)
13. Creating and Analyzing Climate Graphs (True or False)
14. Characteristics of Natural Vegetation Regions (Fill in the Blanks)
15. Natural and Human Factors That Change Vegetation Patterns (Cut and Match)
16. Invasive Species Assignment (Poster Creation)
17. Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Physical Environments (Reading, Graphic Organizer)
18. Geography Events Inquiry (Structured Inquiry)
19. Geographic Data Analysis (Cut and Paste)
20. Sub Plans – Solar Panels (Cut and Paste, Matching)

The modified geography unit is specifically tailored for classroom teachers faced with the challenge of teaching the Grade 7 Geography Ontario Curriculum to students operating significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension. With a focus on inclusivity and accessibility, this resource aims to create an engaging and supportive learning environment, enabling all students to thrive in their geographical exploration.

Teacher Feedback

1. “Great for IEP and ESL students who needed a little more support and explanation.”
2. “This resource is invaluable to my students to be able to understand and access the curriculum.”

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