Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Map Your Route to School

Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Map Your Route to School

An engaging geography learning resource for prekindergarten through second-grade students. Leveraging interactive technology, this package makes the basics of map reading both fun and understandable.

Learn and Apply

The educational package goes beyond textbook learning blending theory and practical usage. The lessons start with an introductory journey through:

• Symbols study
• Understanding legends
• Interpreting the compass rose
• Other fundamental aspects of maps.

A Hands-On Experience!

To ensure understanding, students are encouraged to apply their knowledge in real-life scenarios such as mapping their classroom or plotting their daily route to school—stretching to larger geographical entities like North America's Great Lakes or even the world's seven continents and four oceans.

Catering Learning and Assessment

The resource also ensures that skills acquired are assessed properly. It features:

• Crossword puzzles

• Word searches

• Comprehension quizzes
  

This is encapsulated within 23 printable PDF pages ready for immediate use in classrooms or at homes. Aligned with Common Core State Standards, this package also aligns well with Bloom's Taxonomy thereby endorsing comprehensive cognitive development. Whether used during regular subject periods or as additional homework assignments for better concept reinforcement—the Mapping Skills with Google Earth: Mapping Your Route To School lends itself well across various teaching approaches! Suitable primarily for Grade 1 and Grade 2 pupils,, this multi-faceted lesson plan puts them up-to-date with modern platforms like Google Earth—an added bonus that makes geography learning more relatable and thrilling!

1 PDF with 23 ready to print pages