Map skills

Let students have fun while learning about map skills with this interactive unit! Topics include cardinal directions, grids, scale, types of maps, and latitude and longitude.

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Learning many of the different parts of a map is so much fun with these parts of a map flip book and map lines mini book.

Teaching map skills in a primary classroom can be great fun! Mapping a perfect first grade social studies activity! Students need the opportunity to explore maps and in doing so they will start to develop spatial reasoning skills. Students enjoy learning about all map elements! Head over to my blog to read some tips for teaching map skills in a primary classroom. {1st grade, kindergarten, second grade, map key, compass rose}

These fantastic activities are definitely the way to go.

These map activity printables are super easy to print and color. They make the perfect scouts, summer camp or nature activity for kids!

Learn about the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) with this printable, cut-and-glue compass worksheet.

Teaching map skills in your homeschool can be done in a fun and natural way. Using our free geography map skills practice pages are a great place to start.

Vocabulary Words A map is a flat drawing of all or parts of the Earth.

Learning the basics of mapping skills is an important concept to teach and reinforce throughout late elementary and early middle school. Despite the fact that we live in a digital world where handheld GPS devices can pinpoint our exact location on Earth, knowing how to read a map and the basics of latitude and longitude is crucial. That being said, teaching about those concepts can be challenging, sometimes. (Especially latitude and longitude for some reason!) Here are my favorite resources…