Teaching maps first grade

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the letter h is drawn on a piece of paper that says my own island create a map

When we learned about map keys, we used the first letter of our names to create "Me Islands". The kids had to think of things they loved and turn it into symbols for a map. They also had to fill in the compass rose. Find this project for FREE in my resource library!

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the map is on top of four coasters with text overlay that reads flipbooks for me on the map

We spent the last few weeks of school studying Arkansas history and our state symbols. We started by reading Me on the Map and talking about what our map would look like. Read to see our colorful anchor charts and flipbooks we made in first grade!

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picture of a map called "Unicorn Town" with four symbols and a map legend

Teach your first grade students basic map skills with these fun teaching resources! These activities will help students read maps, create simple maps, and use cardinal directions to describe locations on a map. Children will learn how to use a map title, map legend, and compass. They can use map templates and cut and glue map symbols so creating a map isn't such a daunting task. Make geography fun and not stressful!

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an image of a map with scissors and pencils

Teaching map skills doesn't have to be boring! I have tips for mapping activities for kids in this blog post. You can incorporate reading and writing into this social studies topic! Click to read my tips for how I teach map skills in first grade and second grade.

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some crayons and scissors are sitting on top of a paper plate with the words me on the map

Understanding how kids’ street, town, state, continent and planet fit together is downright confusing. Thankfully, this simple me on the map craftivity is perfect to help make things make sense! Kids will love exploring where they live at the different levels! Great for a whole group class project during a map or geography unit! #maps #meonthemap

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the first grade map skills with 2 free resources

Help your first graders grasp a sense of direction. This article will help you introduce cardinal directions, a compass rose, a map key, relative directions and more. You can also frab a couple of free resources while youre there. 🗺️🌎

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