Social Studies - Kindergarten (2024)
Lesson Plans

Strand 2: Geography

Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic physical and human geographical concepts.

Compelling Questions:

• What stories do maps and globes tell?
• What new things can we learn from studying maps?
• How do you find your place on a map?

Standard K.2.2

Explain how a globe is a model of the Earth.

• Let's Take a Trip!
  Students will "take a trip" just like Toot, in the story Toot and Puddle.
• Maps and Me
  Students will complete several classroom activities to improve basic map skills.
• Me on the Map!
  Students will discover where they live on a map and learn about where others live by participating in a postcard exchange with kindergarten classes around the United States.

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