Discuss the places heard or associated with words in the song. Students hypothesize about the distribution of dots across the world. Divide students into teams of four. Students then cut up their papers into slips with a single item of information on each slip. The team arranges the slips of information under categories of their own choosing.
Teams share their ideas about categories with the class.
The collected information, organized into categories, is written on the board by each team for the entire class to see and discuss. Teams use their cut up slips to create a historical time line. They tape the slips together and mount them in chronological order. Each team shares its time line and evaluates results. Students should begin to associate historical data with geographical referents.