Me on the map activities

We spent the last few weeks of school studying Arkansas history and our state symbols. We started by reading Me on the Map and talking about what our map would look like. Read to see our colorful anchor charts and flipbooks we made in first grade!

For some reason my students have a difficult time and often confuse state-country-continent. This little flip book helped out a ton, along with the book Me on the Map! This freebie will help so much. #meonethemap

Understanding how kids’ street, town, state, continent and planet fit together is downright confusing. Thankfully, this simple me on the map craftivity is perfect to help make things make sense! Kids will love exploring where they live at the different levels! Great for a whole group class project during a map or geography unit! #maps #meonthemap

Are you searching for engaging and educational resources to teach your students about geography and spatial awareness? Look no further! Our Me On the Map worksheets provide an excellent way to introduce young learners to the concept of their place in the world. These worksheets focus on the entity and subject of personal geography, allowing students to explore and understand their position in relation to their home, neighborhood, city, and country. With clear instructions and…

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My students were SO excited about this when I introduced it to them! I drew the map beforehand, and we filled in the legend, compass rose,…

My three year old has loved playing with maps in an open-ended exploration sparked by his ideas and interests.

Me on the Map & Being a Good Citizen - Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits

This Me on the Map flip book is the perfect easy-prep project to accompany the book Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney or any beginner map study. Students will identify the planet, continent, country, state, and city or town they live in and begin to understand the relative sizes of each.Prep is simple! ...

I've taught this project before in both Honduras and in Ecuador . I absolutely love it. It brings out such interesting information abou...

In third grade our first unit for social studies is a fun one.....geography. The kids get very excited and love to start exploring maps and globes. Take a peek at a few of my favorite classroom activities for geography. I start the year off by introducing interactive notebooks. I explain to my students that these are notebooks that will keep track of our ideas, discoveries and information to help us grow. These are unique in the fact that they are never truly complete, the students learn…

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These worksheets are a great way for students to practice their 3D map skills. They include a variety of activities, such as labeling maps, matching landforms to their locations, and identifying countries and capitals. [Image of a 3D map skills worksheet] Pin this to your classroom

1. Make flipbooks with 6 flaps and write on each flap, (My House, My City, My State, My Country, My Continent, and My Planet). 2. Have students look up pictures to fill out flip books or print cut outs for the students to use 3. Have students color their own picture of their home. 4. Have a class discussion about choices and the impact the choices of where their family lives had on them.

Free me on the map printables and Montessori-inspired me on the map activities for preschool through early elementary; perfect for home or classroom - Living Montessori Now

“Me on a Map” activity for 1st grade Social Studies. Great community activity for students to visualize where they are on a map.

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Learn essential map skills with engaging worksheets and hands-on activities perfect for teaching map reading and geography.