Geography first grade

A map is a representation of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface. It shows how things are related to each other in terms of their locations, distances, and sizes.

Then, we used a little total physical response to give my firsties a better visual on how the size of the places we live are related. They *loved* this

Set of FREE printable world map choices with blank maps and labeled options for learning geography, countries, capitals, famous landmarks

In third grade our first unit for social studies is a fun one.....geography. The kids get very excited and love to start exploring maps and globes. Take a peek at a few of my favorite classroom activities for geography. I start the year off by introducing interactive notebooks. I explain to my students that these are notebooks that will keep track of our ideas, discoveries and information to help us grow. These are unique in the fact that they are never truly complete, the students learn…

Check out these fun and engaging activities for teaching about continents and oceans. Students will love these hands-on geography activities!

Teaching map skills in a primary classroom can be great fun! Mapping a perfect first grade social studies activity! Students need the opportunity to explore maps and in doing so they will start to develop spatial reasoning skills. Students enjoy learning about all map elements! Head over to my blog to read some tips for teaching map skills in a primary classroom. {1st grade, kindergarten, second grade, map key, compass rose}

In third grade our first unit for social studies is a fun one.....geography. The kids get very excited and love to start exploring maps and globes. Take a peek at a few of my favorite classroom activities for geography. I start the year off by introducing interactive notebooks. I explain to my students that these are notebooks that will keep track of our ideas, discoveries and information to help us grow. These are unique in the fact that they are never truly complete, the students learn…

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