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Bird's Eye View Map

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Students explore seeing things from a bird's eye view. They listen to the book, "As the Crow Flies," view various objects from eye level views and standing on a chair, create a drawing of an object from both views, and read "Ben's Dream" by Chris von Allsburg.

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map skills

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bird's eye view, map skills, social studies
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Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Year
1998

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