Viking Explorations: Mapping Activity

Mapping skills are an essential part of any social studies curriculum and are important for all students. Maps, in essence, are at the heart of learning and understanding history. Teaching map skills to young students is important for several reasons as it lays the basic foundation for their understanding and grasp of history. Map skills help students with understand where events took place and the geographical significance of events.

This map provides students with a great overview of the exploration that took place by the Vikings. The Vikings took many voyages throughout history and they were the first known explorers to land in modern-day Canada. This map helps students grasps the amazing feat of exploration undertaken by the Vikings and its impact on history.

This product serves as a great supplement to classroom reading material or any unit. It works as a great resource for the interactive notebook in the studies classroom and can be used as a reference during formative and summative quizzes. This is ready to go! Enjoy - easy to use and implement with students. No prep for teachers. Simply print the activity and use it. You can also assign it digitally.

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