Friday, August 24, 2012

Using Maps

Map we made of the Island of Sodor (from Thomas the Train & Friends).

Ian and Eric love treasure maps!  This month I made maps of the yard marked with the location of a special hidden treat.  The boys used the maps to find the treasures.  Then Ian hid a treasure and made a map for me and Eric.

Map topics we discussed included legends and symbols, cardinal and intermediate directions, and bar scales.

Books:  Follow That Map! A First Book of Mapping Skills by Ritchie;  The Secret Box by Lehman;  A Map Is a Picture by Rinkoff;  Kat's Maps by Scieska

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