Land and Water

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
• Topic notes: Hill: raised land lower than a mountain in ordinary descriptions. River: water flowing along a channel. Lake: a body of water surrounded by land. Ocean: a vast connected body of salt water.
• Original exercise cards: A drawing shows a rounded rise above nearby ground. / A drawing shows water moving through a long channel. / A drawing shows water with land all around it. / A globe shows very large connected blue water areas. / Water runs between two banks. / A boat is on inland water enclosed by land. / A ship crosses a vast salt-water body. / A path goes up a small raised area.

Learn the idea

Earth has land and water. A hill rises above nearby land. A river is water moving along a channel. A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. An ocean is a very large connected body of salt water. Use the shape and setting, not only the blue color.

Hill: raised land lower than a mountain in ordinary descriptions. River: water flowing along a channel. Lake: a body of water surrounded by land. Ocean: a vast connected body of salt water.

Look for raised land, flowing water, water surrounded by land or a very large salt-water body in the words on the card. Ask an adult to read the notes and cards aloud. Point, draw or say your answer. These are word descriptions of pictures and places; no picture or map is supplied or needed.

1. Ask an adult to read the four notes. Find the words Hill, River, Lake, Ocean.
2. Look for raised land, flowing water, water surrounded by land or a very large salt-water body in the words on the card.
3. Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
4. Point to, draw or say two different examples: one for Hill and one for River. Explain how their clues differ.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

New card: “A path goes up a small raised area.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A path goes up a small raised area.” That matches Hill. Hill is raised land lower than a mountain in ordinary descriptions.

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