The Map That Leads to You

In Social Studies, we have been utilizing basic map skills in order to perform various tasks. We have drawn maps of the classroom, school, surrounding area of Floyd, etc. Also, we took a student-led tour of the school using the maps found in their agendas. We have viewed all kinds of maps on the Smart Board as well. Students used a compass and a key to help them identify and locate important parts on their maps.

 

 

You can review the cardinal directions (North, East, South, & West) and the intermediate directions (Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, & Northwest), too. Have students find things around the house by giving them directions seen on the compass.

 

 

 

Students should be able to locate Georgia and Texas on the map. We discussed how I traveled back to my home state of Texas over Fall Break. Outside of Atlanta and Dallas, what other cities can you find on the map? 

 

 

Here is one of our favorite songs to listen to in class during our Social Studies lessons.