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Making a Mental Map

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners discuss maps and explore the concept of the mental maps they use to navigate their everyday routines including the importance of landmarks. They draw a map of how they travel from home to school.
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Map Study

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
For this geography worksheet, students study the United States. Students respond to 6 multiple choice questions about the map.
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Walking on Maps

For Teachers K - 4th
Students are introduced to the various types of maps and their functions. As a class, they play a game similar to twister to review map concepts. They answer questions about the map and use the internet to view larger maps of the world.
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Ticky Goes to Jr. Map School

For Teachers 1st
First graders sing "We All Live Together," by Greg and Steve. They look at a map and sing the "Soggy Waffle Song" to study about the compass rose. Students write N, E, S, W on the borders of paper that goes under a 100's chart. The...
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Our Land Lesson 2: Song Mapping

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the meaning of philanthropy as giving of time. talent, and treasures. They sing This Land Is Your Land while locating five of the places on a map of the United States showing that relief office are everywhere. They decide...
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European Union Map Quest

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify countries of the European Union. They locate countries of Europe on a map and pair with a student to complete a blank map of Europe. They label each country and complete worksheets for the European Union. They...
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A Road Map for the Roman Empire, Ca. 250 CE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider how empires are created and sustained, examine Peutinger Table as a whole and in detail as tool of empire for Rome, c. 250 CE, create ancient time-distance travel chart that synthesizes series of strip maps, and...
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Me on the Map: Homes, Neighborhoods, and Communities

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read a book about maps and identify the differences between a picture and a map. In this maps lesson plan, students also label maps of their home, neighborhood, and community.
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Mexico Map

For Students 5th - 10th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the North American country of Mexico. This map may be used in a variety of classroom activities.
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Mexico and Central America Map

For Students 6th - 9th
In this outline map activity, students study the political boundaries of Mexico and the Central American countries. This map is labeled with the country names.
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Canada Outline Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this blank outline map worksheet, learners study the political boundaries of the North American country of Canada as well as those of the provinces located there.
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Canada Outline Map: Labeled

For Students 7th - 12th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the North American country of Canada as well as those of the provinces located there. This map is labeled.
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Canada Outline Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this blank outline map activity, students study the political boundaries of the North American country Canada as well as those of the provinces located there. The capital cities of the provinces are listed.
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Canada Outline Map

For Students 5th - 10th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the North American country of Canada as well as those of the provinces located there.
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Canada Outline Map

For Students 5th - 11th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the North American country of Canada as well as those of the provinces located there.
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Mexico Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this blank outline map instructional activity, students study the political boundaries of the North American country of Mexico. The capital cities of each state are denoted with stars.
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Mexico and Central America Map

For Students 5th - 12th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of Mexico and Central America. Each of the counties is labeled and the capital cities are starred.
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South American Outline Map

For Students 4th - 10th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the continent of North America and those of the countries located there.
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Europe Outline Map (Labled)

For Students 5th - 12th
In this blank outline map worksheet, students study the political boundaries of the labeled European nations.
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North, South, East, or West

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners participate in a game to learn cardinal directions. In this map skills activity, students move around the room using cardinal directions.
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Continents of the Globe

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify the continents on the globe. In this map skills lesson, students define the term "continent" and identify the seven continents on the globe.
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Africa Map Spatial Analysis

For Students 8th - 12th
For this map skills worksheet, learners complete a graphic organizer that requires them to examine what is represented on different types of maps of Africa.
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An Early American Culture

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify the locations of the Hopewell culture. In this map skills lesson, students use a globe to mark several locations of the Hopewell culture.
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Compass Rose

For Students 2nd - 4th
Keep it simple and visual when practicing directions using this compass rose labeling activity. Learners fill in the compass themselves, using cardinal and intermediate direction abbreviations. North is done for them. Consider using...