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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.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Map Trap

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson to reinforce maps skills and concepts. Young scholars map locations around their school and use world maps to locate major landmarks.
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US Mint

United States Mint: In Mr. Lincoln's Shoes [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using the study of President Abraham Lincoln as a guide, students demonstrate basic map skills including cardinal directions and how to use a compass rose.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Curriculum Mapping

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about curriculum mapping when you visit this informative site. Teachers will gain a better understanding of curriculum mapping through this resource.
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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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Other

Tooter4 Kids: Story Maps

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site looks at how to create your very own story map.
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Other

Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
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Other

Fdlrs: Thinking Maps: Examples From Brevard Public Schools

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
See examples of the use of the eight graphic organizers from Thinking Maps. These maps help students organize their learning and identify ways to reflect different kinds of text. The several examples from each grade K-6 show how to use...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Environmental History: Map 9: Conservation, Yosemite Ntl. Park, 1935

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons for students K-12 in which they study original map of Yosemite National Park, ca. 1935 and explore appropriate human uses of the environment.
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Other

Map Zone: Starting Mapping

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover the basics of mapping by reading about what maps are, what they provide, how to fold them, and how to use them properly. Content focuses on Great Britain.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Lesson Plan: Map the Path in My Father's Dragon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Lesson that helps students understand map concepts. After listening to the teacher read aloud each chapter of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett, students discuss the book and use a map and general direction terms to describe the...
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Read Works

Read Works: Learn About Maps

For Teachers K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, the basic terminology associated with map are explained in this informational text. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How to Use Nwea Map Recommended Practice

For Students K - 1st
A guide to using Khan Academy's MAP Recommended Practice tool to provide personalized practice for students.
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Mapping the Brain

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn about new techniques for mapping the brain and how these new techniques can help researchers build a better undersanding of the brain.
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Read Works

Read Works: How to Draw a Map

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to draw a map. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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US Mint

U.s. Mint: Let's Build a Map [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this four-part lesson, students study the map of the Louisiana Purchase and the trail of Lewis and Clark's Expedition. Then, build a classroom map displaying the events of the Westward Expansion.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Character Web

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this instructional activity, young scholars will create a character web. Students will use a character from their storybook character for the web.
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Read Works

Read Works: How to Draw a Map Passage & Question Set

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains how to draw a map. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for vocabulary acquisition are also included. Several questions...
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Read Works

Read Works: A School Map

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fiction piece tells the story of a little girl who draws a map of the school for her little brother. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Difference Between Maps and Globes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares the difference between maps and globes. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Building Research Skills 2 3

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Check out this site to learn more about building research skills for grades 2-3. This site offers suggestions for activities that will sharpen your abilities.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Discussing "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Today we are picking apart this story and discussing it in great detail so that we can set the foundation for our comparing and contrasting activity on our Day 3 lesson.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Discussing "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs"

For Teachers 1st
In this lesson, 1st graders will work with "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" Jon Scieszkaby. They will describe the characters, setting, and key details in the story and help the teacher record the details on a circle map.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Map Your Schoolyard

For Teachers K - 1st
Lesson plan introduces the concept of maps while providing a forum to practice the skill of navigating using a map.

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