Mapping Is Elementary, My Dear

100 Activities for Teaching Map Skills to K-6 Students

S. Kay Gandy (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2020
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4758-5677-4 (ISBN)

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Children need the chance to explore and understand where they live and all the places surrounding them to make sense of their world. Through geography, children can feel a connection with people they have never met and places they have never been. Through these connections, children can be inspired to care about their place and their communities. This book includes chapters explaining the concepts of location, perspective, scale, orientation, map symbols and map keys, and the five themes of geography. In addition, chapters are included on various types of maps and the use of technology to teach map skills. There are suggestions for 100 activities to teach the concepts, assessment questions, and annotated children’s literature that relate to the concepts. The book includes a suggested scope and sequence for teaching map skills in the elementary grades and a glossary of geographic terms.

Dr. S. Kay Gandy is a professor in higher education and an educator of 44 years. Through her work as a teacher consultant with several state geographic alliances and the National Geographic Society, and her work with international education, she has gathered teaching ideas across the globe.

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Location

Chapter 2: Perspective

Chapter 3: Scale

Chapter 4: Orientation

Chapter 5: Map Symbols and Map Keys

Chapter 6: Types of Maps

Chapter 7: Mapping with Technology

Chapter 8: Mapping with the Five Themes of Geography

Conclusion: Moving Forward with Geography

Appendices

Appendix A: Suggested Scope and Sequence for Map Skills

Appendix B: Glossary of Geographic Terms

Appendix C: Map Projection Chart

Appendix D: News Shapes the World

Appendix E: Evaluating Maps in Children’s Literature Chart

Appendix F: Grid Paper

Appendix G: BINGO Card

Appendix H: Topographic Map

Appendix I: Scavenger Hunt from Space Chart

Bibliography

Summary List of Activities

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 229 mm
Gewicht	413 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
ISBN-10	1-4758-5677-6 / 1475856776
ISBN-13	978-1-4758-5677-4 / 9781475856774
Zustand	Neuware