When+I+Was+Young+in+the+Mountains+Reinforcing+Activity

__**Objective:**__ Students will be able to compare and contrast life in Appalachia to where they live in order to identify various regions in the United States.

__**Materials:**__ -The book, //When I Was Young in the Mountains// //-D//ry erase board //-//Colored paper -Colored pencils


 * __Allotted Time:__** 2 class periods of 50 minutes

__**Procedure:**__ //Reading the book:// -First read //When I Was Young in the Mountains// aloud to the class. -Show the students where the Appalachian Mountains are on a map and how it spans throughout many states. -On the dry erase board make a list of what the students learned about daily life in the Appalachian Mountains. -Make sure to mention all aspects of the book including family life, culture, physical environment, etc.

//Discussion// Then have the students get into groups of 3 or 4 and discuss the following questions. If possible have at least one copy of the book for each group.
 * Where do you think the parents are?
 * What time period do you think this is?
 * What are some clues that lead you to believe it is a certain time period? Can you give examples of these clues?
 * What are some things that are different for people who live in the mountains compared to where we live?
 * Allow the students around 10-12 minutes to talk about these questions. The groups should write down some important notes or ideas they discuss. Then bring the class together to share some of their ideas regarding these questions.

//Brainstorm:// As a brainstorming activity, have the students fill out a Venn Diagram comparing life in the region of the Appalachian Mountains to their own lives in the southwestern region of Ohio (or wherever your students are located). Then have the students list similarities between their lives and the lives of people in the Appalachian Mountains.

//Project// -Students will individually create a short picture book, titled //When I Was Young in Ohio// (or wherever your students have or had lived), describing their lives growing up in Ohio. -They must include their family, culture, and most importantly aspects of the physical environment of their region and how that affects their everyday lives.

__**Other Ohio standards that can be taught with this book:**__ Grade 2 Geography, Human Systems 8. Cultures develop in unique ways, in part through the influence of the physical environment.