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Curated OER

Icky Sticky!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /i/ from other vowel sounds. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rocking Chair

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the /e/ with its letter representation and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ouch! I have a booboo

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel o in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /u/ spelled ou from the short vowel /u/ spelled u. Students associate the phoneme with its letter...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Baby is Crying

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Icky-Sticky Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Doctor's Visit

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel A in spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in words and picture worksheets.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go Fish

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, they discriminate the short vowel /a/ from other vowel phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation in a story...
Unit Plan
C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Maps and Geography

For Teachers 1st
A comprehensive learning module on maps that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students learn about map symbols, cardinal directions, and...
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Geography Unit: Maps

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This geography unit is designed to follow the 1st Grade geography skills required in Virginia. Students are expected to use cardinal directions, read map keys and understand map symbols, as well as identify our city and capital.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Learning to Read a Map

For Teachers 1st
Identify the map and globe symbols.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 1: Using Maps

For Teachers 1st
First graders develop and express claims through discussions and writing in which they explore and create maps using map keys, and map symbols. Students engage with the sources to build their map skills.
Graphic
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Systems: Map It

For Students K - 1st
Explore different types of maps and how different things are represented on maps in this media gallery from WGBH. Maps are used to help locate different places and different things. Map symbols are representations of larger things in the...
Lesson Plan
National Geographic

National Geographic: Places in the Park

For Teachers K - 1st
Modeling the use of maps in and out of school can help students to recognize the value of maps and gain confidence with them. Using maps of places that are familiar to students will strengthen their spatial thinking skills before...
Graphic
BBC

Bbc: Landscapes: Map Skills: Symbols and Keys

For Students 1st - 4th
A guide for young learners to understand reading maps and their keys.
Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Texas Facts, Maps, and State Symbols

For Students 1st - 5th
This site has a colorful display of information about Texas. It contains a map, pictures, a list of state symbols, and links to related information.
Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Pennsylvania: Facts, Map, and State Symbols

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A list of key facts about the state of Pennsylvania, including information about Pennsylvania's state symbols. Useful extras for teachers include black-line masters of concept diagrams, maps, and thought organizers.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Parts of a Map

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the basic parts of a map including the map title, compass rose and map legend.
Lesson Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: China Through Mapping

For Teachers 1st - 5th
For this lesson, Mimi Norton integrates world geography with the study of Chinese culture and history by engaging her young students in a variety of activities to locate natural and human-made landmarks on maps of China. To build...
Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Find Captain Hook's Treasure

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Lesson that helps students understand maps, map directions, and map symbols. Students use teacher-created maps to locate numbered keys on the playground.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Map Key

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces the purpose of a map, map symbols, and the map key or legend. Activote questions reinforce the concepts.
Website
Other

Canadian Heritage: Provincial and Territorial Symbols

For Students Pre-K - 1st
By following the hyperlinks on the image map of Canada, one can learn about the symbols of each province and territory, as well as connect with each of provincial and territorial web pages.
Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Indiana

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Enchanted Learning provides an Indiana fact sheet and map as well as a list of state symbols and links to related information.
Website
Other

Office of the Prime Minister: Colouring Book

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colour six pictures of Canadian Symbols. Download the pictures and colour them with crayons or coloured pencils.
Unit Plan
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Zoom School: United States of America

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use this resource to explore each state to get facts, maps and symbols; learn about the presidents; read about bald eagles and dinosaur fossils found in the U.S., find fun and exciting patriotic crafts and more.

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