All About Maps, Making Maps, Map Skills Activities and Worksheets, Kinder, 1st

Description

Map Skills Unit for Kindergarten & Early Learners
Teach your students what maps are, how to use them, and why they matter—all through engaging, hands-on lessons, centers, and activities designed just for early learners!

This resource includes 5 easy-to-follow lessons:

1. What is a Map? – Introduce the concept of maps and their real-world purpose. Includes Charts and sort.
2. What is on a Map? – Learn about land and water with 3 printables to color and 5 teacher and student map options to explore map keys.
3. How Can We Use Maps? – Explore cardinal directions and how to follow them. Cardinal signs and 4 compass rose printable options to use.
4. What is a Bird’s Eye View? – Understand maps from a top-down perspective. Idea for making a class map, picture sort, and building map printables for teacher and student options.
5. What Are Directions? – A hands-on idea to have a student treasure hunt at school, with an example of a treasure map and a template you can use.

Also included:

• A Glossary of Map Vocabulary to support student understanding: Compass Rose, globe, map, map key, and symbol.
• ✂️ Printable Activities & Sorting Activities to reinforce key concepts.
• 3 Interactive Center Activities: With I Can statements
  • Letter Matching – Practice alphabet recognition with map-themed letters with 6 color-coded map options and capital and lowercase letter options.
  • Cube City Number Building & Comparing – Strengthen number sense using map visuals. 6 map options for each of the three color options.
  • CVC Word Building – Blend phonics with map-themed literacy fun with color coded mats for each vowel sound and fun cars to build the word on road theme mats.

• No-Prep Printables for quick, effective reinforcement or assessments.
• Concept Sorts to build critical thinking and categorize map elements.

This unit is perfect for whole group instruction, small group work, centers, or independent practice. It builds foundational geography skills while integrating literacy and math in a meaningful way your kinders will love!

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Check these links for details of everything included in this bundle.
Also download the preview to see LOTS of pages in each pack.
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Mary Amoson
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