Pictorial Maps Lesson Plans

Students examine primary sources and artifacts illustrating the economy, religion, and social structure of the colonies. They identify the language structure, references to government and climate from their source. Students examine the original colonies, identifying similarities and differences. Students develop a pictorial map reflecting the geography, economy, religion and social structure of each colony.

Students study physical systems such as polar, rainforest, forests, deserts, and grasslands in Canada. They make a pictorial map and find examples of similar systems in the world.

Eighth graders read a novel. In this comprehension lesson plan, 8th graders read Night by Elie Wiesel and identify the different settings in the novel. Students make a map of Elie's journey.

Students engage in various Halloween activities. In this holiday lesson, students read ghostly literature such as Witches or The Raven, write a scene from the text and perform it during the week of Halloween. Students can also draw scenes from the book.

Students are introduced to a map of an Illinois farm. They determine whether the map is of the past, present, or future by looking at features on the map. They also use the map to make a three-dimensional model.

Students make a decision for site selection for a farm during the 1840s in the Midwest. They build research and writing skills by recording the information used for analysis in a chart and as diary entries.

Students demonstrate what they know about the underground railroad by comparing, contrasting, and answering question in a discussion format.

Students recognize the characteristics of a rural area. They analyze land use to determine whether the map is of a rural (country) area or an urban (city) area.

Students analyze the economic community in a Midwest agricultural region and identify patterns of an expanding sense of community based on the type of services provided.