Kindergarteners on the Map

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Kindergarteners on the Map

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This activity is designed to help kindergarteners learn about maps and their uses, including directional language (e.g. north, south, east, west), and simple map symbols. Students will also learn to identify the state of Virginia on a U.S. map.

Education Levels:

Kindergarten

Subject:

Geography

Resource Type:

Activity

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Commonwealth of Knowledge

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Keywords:

Maps, United States of America, Virginia, Symbols

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Commonwealth of Knowledge

Is Part Of:

http://www.knowledge.state.va.us/cgi-bin/lesview.cgi?curriculum_abb=HSS

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Geography

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools (2001)

Introduction to History and Social Science

The standards for first grade students include an introduction to the lives of American leaders and their contributions to the United States. Students should recognize basic map symbols and construct a simple map of a familiar area. The students should study the economic concepts of goods and services, buyers and sellers, and making economic choices. Students should learn to apply the traits of a good citizen and recognize that communities in Virginia include people who have diverse ethnic origins, customs, and traditions, who make contributions to their communities, and who are united as Americans by common principles.

Geography

1.4 The student will develop map skills by
a) recognizing basic map symbols, including references to land, water, cities, and roads;
b) using cardinal directions on maps;
c) identifying the physical shape of the United States and Virginia on maps and globes;
d) locating Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and Richmond, the capital of Virginia, on a United States map.

Conforms To

History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools (2001)

Introduction to History and Social Science

The standards for kindergarten students include an introduction to interesting Americans in history whose lives demonstrated the virtues of patriotism, courage, and kindness. During the course of their first year in school, students should learn basic concepts related to history, patriotism, national symbols, good citizenship, geographic location, economics, and the importance of following rules and respecting the rights and property of other people.

Geography

K.4 The student will use simple maps and globes to
a) develop an awareness that a map is a drawing of a place to show where things are located and that a globe is a round model of the Earth;
b) describe places referenced in stories and real-life situations;
c) locate land and water features.

Conforms To

History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools (2001)

Geography

K.3 The student will describe the relative location of people, places, and things by using positional words, with emphasis on near/far, above/below, left/right, and behind/in front.

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