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Finding Your Spot in the World Lesson PlanFinding Your Spot in the World Lesson Plan
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Finding Your Spot in the World

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Learners practice locating places on a Thomas Brothers map. For this map skills lesson, students locate places on the map of where their ancestors are from and then practice finding various community places on a map. Learners graph the results of the locations where their ancestors lived.

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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Skills Practice

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