Land Air and Water Mat- provides a pictorial landscape for children to sort animals according to whether they move on the land, air, or in the water. Also stimulates discussion about different natural environments and tracing the path of water from the mountain to the sea. (2 to 5 years)

Item: 750LAW

20 wooden pieces on 1/8" birch wood printed with assorted animals that belong either on the land, in the water, or in the air.

Item: 775AN

Continent Mat- is used to primary classrooms to reinforce the names of the continents by allowing children to learn by moving, by putting a giraffe in Africa or sailing a boat to Europe.

Continent Mat Lesson

Item: 800CM

Item: 951D

The Animals for the Continent Mat includes 24 animals printed onto 3/4" wood. This is an intentional work wherein the child places the animal in the continent where they belong. A control on the back identifies the animal and their continent. Animals are relatively sized.

Wooden Animals for the Continent Mat

Item: 855AC

The Landform Mat shows an imaginary landscape with land and water forms to label. Command cards on three levels incorporate language into geography by instructing the children to move in different cardinal directions to, through, around, and above land and water forms using a plane, boat, or car. Higher levels challenge students to make proper names for places and write travelogues about their journey. Also includes command card box.
(5 to 8 years)

Landform Mat Lesson

Item: 900LFM