I’m a Travel Agent
By Caroline Wyman
Objective: The children will be able to choose and discuss a destination that they chose in order to "sell" their place as the best holiday destination ever. Grades 3-5
Initiation: Have a discussion with the children about vacations that they and their families have gone on or wish to go on. Talk about cost, activities, weather...chart your discussion and organize into categories.
Development: Explain to the class that they will be choosing a destination that they will have to "sell"/convince fellow students that they have the best vacation spot that money can buy. They can use the encyclopedia, magazines, travel brochures from travel agencies (encourage students to visit a travel agency), or/and the internet. After collecting information and pictures, the student then need to make information cards, posters or brochures of their own. They will present their destination to the class and try to sell their place. The students will later vote for the best destination without voting for their own.
Closure: Have each student bring in a souvenir or special object that best represents their destination. For example; shells, t-shirt, mug, coins, flags...discuss.
Materials: Organizational chart, example of a travel brochure, souvenir example.
Time: Initiation-30-40min.
Extension: Turn this lesson into a geography lesson by having a map with push pins in all of the chosen destinations.
Caroline Wyman has a degree in Sociology and a Masters in Elementary Education and is the administrator for TeacherNet.com.