Map It Out!
Subject Areas: Social Studies and Visual Arts
Grade Level: Second Grade/ Ages 7-8 Concept/Topic: Geographic Awareness Time: 1 hour Curriculum Standards:
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Objective:
Materials and Technology:
Step-By-Step Instructions:
Explanation/Independent Practice/Application: After reviewing everyone’s maps to the class, I can have them do a homework assignment where they can make their own maps from home to where ever their favorite place to go including a relatives house, best friends house, arcade and the like. I could also allow them to use the keywords and we can come up with our own simple definitions that are easy to remember to add to our everyday vocab.
Accommodations: For this particular activity, will stay at their desk drawing out their maps from home to school. To be able to accommodate all students, if a student was shy to speak out loud, I would most definitely help them share their map with their peers or just do it for them. Each student should feel comfortable drawing their maps no matter how it looks, all our maps are meant to be different.
Evaluation: I will evaluate each student’s comprehension of the lesson by using the keywords and test them on what the definitions are and to give me an example from their own maps. I could also tell how well they pay attention to their surroundings by taking them for a walk around the school and asking them do the remember and landmarks from our classroom to another major part of the school for example the lunchroom, main office or auditorium.
- Students will be encouraged to learn geographic awareness.
- Students will be able to develop a sound foundation from home to school.
- Students will be able to identify their surroundings.
- Students will make their own landmarks that are important to them.
- Students will state there are different types of maps.
Materials and Technology:
- Book titled “Follow That Map!” by Scot Ritchie (teacher)
- An example of my completed map from home to school (teacher)
- Assorted Colored Construction Paper (students)
- Crayons (students)
Step-By-Step Instructions:
- “1,2,3 all eyes on me. 1,2 my eyes on you (expected response)! Today I will be reading you guys a story about something that helps us find our way from one place to another. Can anyone guess what that thing is? A map! (Expected response) Excellent we’ve been learning about maps helping people find their way.
- Today’s book is called “Follow That Map!” Please play close attention because I have a special activity afterward that you guys will enjoy. (Reads book)
- (Finishes book) Ok guys, what are a few keywords that we heard more than once in the story? Map, landmark, etc. (expected response) Now what I would like you guys to do is make your own map that starts from your home all the way to school. I would also like for you to pick three landmarks in between home and school that you remember. It can be anything from a tree, your favorite store or anything that you see in the morning.
- Everyone’s map will be different and that is perfectly fine. After everyone is finished we will go around and talk about our maps. Is everyone ready? YES! (Expected response) Let’s begin.”
- “Great job everyone! I’m glad to see which ways you guys travel to school every morning from your house. Did some people use the same landmarks as others? (Answers may vary). Why do you think some people have the same landmarks as others? Because we travel in the same direction (Answers may vary). Awesome! I’m glad you guys enjoyed this activity; now take out your composition books and copy down our map keywords for homework. Awww! (Expected response)
Explanation/Independent Practice/Application: After reviewing everyone’s maps to the class, I can have them do a homework assignment where they can make their own maps from home to where ever their favorite place to go including a relatives house, best friends house, arcade and the like. I could also allow them to use the keywords and we can come up with our own simple definitions that are easy to remember to add to our everyday vocab.
Accommodations: For this particular activity, will stay at their desk drawing out their maps from home to school. To be able to accommodate all students, if a student was shy to speak out loud, I would most definitely help them share their map with their peers or just do it for them. Each student should feel comfortable drawing their maps no matter how it looks, all our maps are meant to be different.
Evaluation: I will evaluate each student’s comprehension of the lesson by using the keywords and test them on what the definitions are and to give me an example from their own maps. I could also tell how well they pay attention to their surroundings by taking them for a walk around the school and asking them do the remember and landmarks from our classroom to another major part of the school for example the lunchroom, main office or auditorium.