Me on the Map Activity | U.S. & Canada Circle Book Activity

Help children see how their community fits into the wider world with a circle-book activity. Choose U.S. or Canadian location pages as students move from their town or city to the planet.
Grades
K–3
Pages
80
File type
Microsoft PowerPoint
Editable
Yes

Updated Jul 15, 2022

Subject
Social Studies, Geography
Topic
Me on the map, Map skills
Resource types
Activities
Editable
Yes

Product description

From the author

This resource is a Me on the Map Circle Book Activity.

This is a fully editable activity that includes all 50 U.S. states and all 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories.

Planning pages are available for students to prepare answers for their flipbook.

Circle options included are:

  • - Me

  • - My city

  • - My town

  • - My hamlet

  • - My village

  • - States

  • - Provinces

  • - Territories

  • - My country

  • - My continent

  • - My planet

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Students can identify and sequence the geographic levels that describe where they live, from local community up to planet.

  • Students can correctly name their own U.S. state or Canadian province/territory, country, continent, and planet.

  • Students can write three supporting facts each about their city, state, and country.

Teaching tips

  • Select only the state or province/territory slides your class needs rather than printing all 63 location options, since every slide is editable and can be removed or customized.

  • Have students complete the planning pages first, before building the flipbook, so their answers are already drafted and checked.

  • Use the fast-finisher facts page as an extension for students who complete their flipbook early, since it asks for research-based facts rather than personal information.

Skills covered

  • Geographic hierarchy — sequencing community, state/province, country, continent, and planet from smallest to largest.

  • Self-location — correctly identifying one's own city/town, state or province/territory, and country.

  • Fact-based writing — researching and recording three facts each about one's city, state, and country.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How does the flipbook progress from one slide to the next?

It moves outward in stages, starting with the student's own local community (city, town, hamlet, or village), then their state or province/territory, then their country, continent, and finally their planet.

Can a teacher use this with only some states or provinces?

Yes. Customize the slides and choose the state, province or territory pages relevant to your class from the 63 location options.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Geographic hierarchy

  • Map skills

  • Community to planet

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