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Mapping Is Elementary, My Dear: 100 Activities for Teaching Map Skills to K-6 Students

Mapping Is Elementary, My Dear: 100 Activities for Teaching Map Skills to K-6 Students


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Children need the chance to explore and understand where they live and all the places surrounding them to make sense of their world. Through geography, children can feel a connection with people they have never met and places they have never been. Through these connections, children can be inspired to care about their place and their communities. This book includes chapters explaining the concepts of location, perspective, scale, orientation, map symbols and map keys, and the five themes of geography. In addition, chapters are included on various types of maps and the use of technology to teach map skills. There are suggestions for 100 activities to teach the concepts, assessment questions, and annotated children’s literature that relate to the concepts. The book includes a suggested scope and sequence for teaching map skills in the elementary grades and a glossary of geographic terms.

Table of Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Location

Chapter 2: Perspective

Chapter 3: Scale

Chapter 4: Orientation

Chapter 5: Map Symbols and Map Keys

Chapter 6: Types of Maps

Chapter 7: Mapping with Technology

Chapter 8: Mapping with the Five Themes of Geography

Conclusion: Moving Forward with Geography

Appendices

Appendix A: Suggested Scope and Sequence for Map Skills

Appendix B: Glossary of Geographic Terms

Appendix C: Map Projection Chart

Appendix D: News Shapes the World

Appendix E: Evaluating Maps in Children’s Literature Chart

Appendix F: Grid Paper

Appendix G: BINGO Card

Appendix H: Topographic Map

Appendix I: Scavenger Hunt from Space Chart

Bibliography

Summary List of Activities

About the Author



About the Author :
Dr. S. Kay Gandy is a professor in higher education and an educator of 44 years. Through her work as a teacher consultant with several state geographic alliances and the National Geographic Society, and her work with international education, she has gathered teaching ideas across the globe.

Review :
For teachers looking for a comprehensive resource with research-based and standards-aligned student activities to teach geographic skills, Mapping is Elementary, My Dear by Kay Gandy is an innovative new resource. Her chapters clearly detail strategy steps, suggested grade levels, and materials, making it a simple process for teachers to integrate these creative tasks into daily lessons. This is a must have resource for K-6 teachers! Kay Gandy’s love of geography and teaching shine in this book of engaging activities for elementary students. Each chapter includes a concise explanation key geography concepts and dozens of easy-to-implement and fun learning activities. While geography is the focus, the interdisciplinary approach also addresses math, science, literacy, and history. Teaching social studies at the elementary level can sometimes be challenging because of time constraints and lack of resources. Dr. Gandy’s book is an excellent resource for elementary teachers because it provides high-quality lessons that target geography concepts in an engaging way for students. Including topics such as location, perspective, types of maps, mapping with the 5 themes, and mapping with technology, each chapter includes short summaries of strategies with appropriate grade levels, time needed, and children’s literature connections. With the national focus on inquiry in social studies, this book is excellent for strategies to help students investigate their world through the lens of geography. I love this book! I feel that it is very user/teacher friendly. Mapping is Elementary, My Dearwill allow the reader to feel comfortable picking up and teaching geography concepts. It is not too wordy and gets right to the heart of the matter. There is information for background, and then activities! As an elementary school teacher it is very helpful to have a book that contains so many great ideas for easy activities that I can use to cover the standards. I know that my students will be engaged in Social Studies discovery when I use this book!


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781475856781
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Height: 221 mm
  • No of Pages: 160
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 295 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1475856784
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: 100 Activities for Teaching Map Skills to K-6 Students
  • Width: 153 mm


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