Mapping Skills: Activities & Outlines

About this curriculum

50 Lessons help improve mapping skills. This resource provides in-depth coverage of the skills needed in map reading: north-south-east-west, legend, scale, longitude and latitude. Plus over 50 up-to-date maps of countries and regions of the world. 128 pages Learning and Practicing Mapping Skills Provide in-depth coverage of the skills needed in map reading. Students make maps of their classroom, school, and Neighborhood. They will learn to locate places on a map, to find countries using coordinates, and locate themselves on a map. The 22 hands-on mapping activities give students a wide variety of knowledge and challenges. 64 pages For the Student: A Mapping Skills Student Booklet 20 Basic Mapping Skills Activity Cards 10 World Mapping Skills Activity Cards 2 Mapping Word Study Activities For the Teacher: At A Glance – list of skills covered Teacher Assessment Rubric Student Self-Assessment Rubric Preliminary Preparations Introduction Ideas Bulletin Board Ideas Teacher Input Suggestions Glossary of Geographic Terms Teacher Information Over 50 Outline Maps: This resource contains up-to-date maps of countries and regions of the world. It is designed to supplement geography studies…