Lesson Two: How do we use maps?
Objective: Students will be able to identify a map.
1. Read Aloud (LINK)
-Teacher will read the story Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
-Prior to reading, the teacher will link the story to past learning about maps and ask students to share what they remember about the terms "map" and "location."
-After reading the story, the teacher will explain maps in kid-friendly language: "Maps tell us where things are, they are smaller than things in real life, show a view from above, and are flat."
-Have students clap when they say the word flap. "Maps are flat!" (Clap)- this is helpful for kinesthetic and English language learners.
2.Game (ENGAGE)
-Play Arthur online game as the whole class.
-This game helps model using maps for a functional purpose.
3. Model map making/field trip (ACTIVE LEARNING)
-Visit school playground with students. Bring easel and parchment paper and markers.
-With students, decide how to make a map of the playground. Teacher and students will share the pen. Teacher will emphasize how the objects on the map need to be flat, smaller than real life, and a view from above.
-While creating the map, teacher can integrate Science by talking with students about the shapes and colors of items drawn in the map.
4. Independent work: map making (ACTIVE LEARNING)
-Class will return to the classroom and make their own map of the classroom.
-As a group, on the easel, brainstorm ideas with the whole class.
-Then students will work independently at their seats creating a map of the classroom. They will use math manipulative shapes to represent items in the classroom. They will place them on a blank sheet of paper to create a map (use manipulatives 3d shapes).
-Teacher will walk around and assist students and take pictures of the students with their maps to hang in the classroom.
5. Reflect (REFLECTandNOW&THEN)
-Once students have completed their maps, they will clean up and come to the carpet for a reflection.
-Teacher will ask students "Why do we use maps?" "How are maps helpful?"
-Teacher will allow wait time for student thinking and will call on students to share their thinking.
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Va SOLs
Geo 3 The student will describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words, with emphasis on near/far, above/below, left/right, and behind/in front.
geo 4.a The student will use simple maps and globes to
a) develop an awareness that a map is a drawing of a place to show where things are located and that a globe is a round model of the Earth;
geo 5.a, b, & c The student will develop an awareness that maps and globes
a) show a view from above;
b) show things in smaller size;
c) show the position of objects.
Other Subject Areas
LA k13.a.1. The student will use available technology for reading and writing.
LA k.9.b.1 The student will demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts.
b) Relate previous experiences to what is read.
LA k.8.b.2. b) Develop vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud.
Sci k.4.a & b The student will investigate and understand that the position, motion, and physical properties of an object can be described. Key concepts include
a) colors of objects;
b) shapes and forms of objects;
Math K.12 The student will describe the location of one object relative to another (above, below, next to)and identify representations of plane geometric figures (circle, triangle, square, and rectangle)regardless of their positions and orientations in space.
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Materials: easel, parchment paper, markers, math manipulatives (shapes), paper to make maps, Me on the Map book, computer/projector for internet game.
Differentiation:
-English Language learners [ELLs] supported by heavy modeling and gradual release of activities.
-Auditory: supported by teacher reading the book Me on the Map
-Visual: supported by reading of the text, teacher modeling, and game.
-Kinesthetic: supported by hands on work with math manipulatives making their own maps.
Assessment:
Formative for student responses and summative when students are asked to create
their own map of the classroom.
Objective: Students will be able to identify a map.
1. Read Aloud (LINK)
-Teacher will read the story Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
-Prior to reading, the teacher will link the story to past learning about maps and ask students to share what they remember about the terms "map" and "location."
-After reading the story, the teacher will explain maps in kid-friendly language: "Maps tell us where things are, they are smaller than things in real life, show a view from above, and are flat."
-Have students clap when they say the word flap. "Maps are flat!" (Clap)- this is helpful for kinesthetic and English language learners.
2.Game (ENGAGE)
-Play Arthur online game as the whole class.
-This game helps model using maps for a functional purpose.
3. Model map making/field trip (ACTIVE LEARNING)
-Visit school playground with students. Bring easel and parchment paper and markers.
-With students, decide how to make a map of the playground. Teacher and students will share the pen. Teacher will emphasize how the objects on the map need to be flat, smaller than real life, and a view from above.
-While creating the map, teacher can integrate Science by talking with students about the shapes and colors of items drawn in the map.
4. Independent work: map making (ACTIVE LEARNING)
-Class will return to the classroom and make their own map of the classroom.
-As a group, on the easel, brainstorm ideas with the whole class.
-Then students will work independently at their seats creating a map of the classroom. They will use math manipulative shapes to represent items in the classroom. They will place them on a blank sheet of paper to create a map (use manipulatives 3d shapes).
-Teacher will walk around and assist students and take pictures of the students with their maps to hang in the classroom.
5. Reflect (REFLECTandNOW&THEN)
-Once students have completed their maps, they will clean up and come to the carpet for a reflection.
-Teacher will ask students "Why do we use maps?" "How are maps helpful?"
-Teacher will allow wait time for student thinking and will call on students to share their thinking.
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Va SOLs
Geo 3 The student will describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words, with emphasis on near/far, above/below, left/right, and behind/in front.
geo 4.a The student will use simple maps and globes to
a) develop an awareness that a map is a drawing of a place to show where things are located and that a globe is a round model of the Earth;
geo 5.a, b, & c The student will develop an awareness that maps and globes
a) show a view from above;
b) show things in smaller size;
c) show the position of objects.
Other Subject Areas
LA k13.a.1. The student will use available technology for reading and writing.
LA k.9.b.1 The student will demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts.
b) Relate previous experiences to what is read.
LA k.8.b.2. b) Develop vocabulary by listening to a variety of texts read aloud.
Sci k.4.a & b The student will investigate and understand that the position, motion, and physical properties of an object can be described. Key concepts include
a) colors of objects;
b) shapes and forms of objects;
Math K.12 The student will describe the location of one object relative to another (above, below, next to)and identify representations of plane geometric figures (circle, triangle, square, and rectangle)regardless of their positions and orientations in space.
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Materials: easel, parchment paper, markers, math manipulatives (shapes), paper to make maps, Me on the Map book, computer/projector for internet game.
Differentiation:
-English Language learners [ELLs] supported by heavy modeling and gradual release of activities.
-Auditory: supported by teacher reading the book Me on the Map
-Visual: supported by reading of the text, teacher modeling, and game.
-Kinesthetic: supported by hands on work with math manipulatives making their own maps.
Assessment:
Formative for student responses and summative when students are asked to create
their own map of the classroom.