Your GeoSafari Platinum Edition includes activity pages that reinforce or extend the GeoSafari games. Players use information learned during game play or contained in the GeoSafari Glossary entries to solve puzzles, play word games, test memory skills and use their own creativity and imagination to enhance learning. These activity pages are perfect for both home and school use.
This Read Me file contains information for parents and teachers about how to use the activity sheets most effectively, as well as instructions for printing out the worksheets.
Follow these instructions to view and print out the GeoSafari Activity Sheets.
Macintosh Users
The worksheets are in Adobe Acrobat format, so you will need Acrobat Reader installed on your hard disk. Acrobat Reader 3.0 is included on your GeoSafari CD-ROM.
1. If Acrobat Reader is already installed on your hard disk, skip to step 2. To install Acrobat Reader 3.0, double-click on the CD-ROM to open it. Then double-click on the Install Acrobat Reader icon. Follow the on-screen instructions.
2. Open the worksheets document by double-clicking on the pencil icon labeled Activity Sheets in the GeoSafari folder on your hard disk. Activity sheets for all the games are included in this document. Use the scroll bar to turn pages.
3. To print activity sheets, select Print from the File menu, choose which pages you want to print, and click on the button labeled Print.
Windows 3 Users
The worksheets are in Adobe Acrobat format. Acrobat Reader 3.0 is installed on your hard disk during the installation of the GeoSafari game.
1. Open the worksheets document by double-clicking on the pencil icon labeled Activity Sheets in the GeoSafari program group on your hard disk. Activity sheets for all the games are included in this document. Use the scroll bar to turn pages.
2. To print activity sheets, select Print from the File menu, choose which pages you want to print, and click OK.
Windows 95 Users
The worksheets are in Adobe Acrobat format. Acrobat Reader 3.0 is installed on your hard disk during the installation of the GeoSafari game.
1. Open the worksheets document by clicking on the pencil icon labeled Activity Sheets under GeoSafari in the Programs menu. Activity sheets for all the games are included in this document. Use the scroll bar to turn pages.
2. To print activity sheets, select Print from the File menu, choose which pages you want to print, and click OK.
Suggestions for Parents
When To Do Activity Pages
The best time to do an activity page is after your child has mastered a game and received a medal in his or her Awards Case.
What To Do
Each activity page corresponds to a GeoSafari game.
1. Print out the activity pages that go with the games your child has successfully completed.
2. Read the activities with your child, gathering any materials (pencils, crayons, etc.) needed to do the activities.
3. Discuss the directions. (Some activities will require your child to use the GeoSafari Glossary or other resources.)
4. Do the activities together, or let your child complete them independently.
5. Once completed, refer to the Answer Key at the end of the Activity Sheets document. (Remember to praise your child’s efforts, even when the results are not perfect!)
6. Place all completed activities in a special place such as a GeoSafari folder or a 3-ring notebook.
Suggestions for Teachers
GeoSafari is a great way to introduce students to new information or to reinforce material already learned in class.
Ways to Use GeoSafari in the Classroom
Number of players
GeoSafari has a variety of player options. A student can play independently or several students can compete against one another in the multiple-player or multiple-team modes. Choose the ones that best fit the needs of your classroom.
Games
GeoSafari is great for introducing new material or reinforcing lessons. For example, after completing a unit on the United States, have the entire class play those games that reinforce the material (U.S.A. States 1 and 2, U.S.A. Capitals 1 and 2, U.S.A. Attractions). Some teachers, however, prefer giving students free reign to play any games that pique their interest. Whatever method you use, a student should get a perfect score and receive a medal for a particular game before working on the corresponding Activity Sheet.
If students are all working on the same game, print and reproduce the activity sheet that corresponds with that game. If students are working on various games, you should make multiple copies of each activity sheet and place them in file folders (or some type of retrieval system) so that they are readily available after perfect scores are attained.
What To Do
Each activity page corresponds to a GeoSafari game.
1. Print the activity pages that go with the games your students are playing.
2. Read the pages with your students, gathering any materials (pencils, crayons, etc.) needed to do the activities.
3. Discuss the directions. (Some activities will require your students to use the GeoSafari Glossary or other resources.)
4. Let your students complete the pages independently or work together in small groups.
5. The answer key appears at the end of the Activity Sheets document.
6. Remember to praise your students’ efforts, even when the results are not perfect!
7. Have each student create a GeoSafari folder in which to place completed activity pages and GeoSafari award certificates.
