How Do You Teach Map Skills To Children?
Teaching map skills to children can be a fun, adventurous romp through literature, history, geography, music, fashion, culture and more. Whatever the children’s interests, there are ways to use maps to enhance his learning and use his interests to whet his appetite for learning how to read and use maps. There are several basic concepts that need to be taught: location, direction, symbols, scale and distance. Gather your materials. You will need maps, an atlas, a globe, graph paper, plain paper, pens, crayons and markers, and a ruler and measuring tape. A roll of newsprint paper is also useful. Get maps from travel agencies, foreign embassies, state police or other governmental offices, and National Geographic magazines. Local maps can be obtained from the chamber of commerce and real estate offices. Let the children see you use maps regularly in your other lessons or work. If, in science, the lesson is about panda bears, go to the globe and show where these animals can be found. Simila
