K-2 Geography: Maps!

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K-2 Core Curriculum – Geography: Maps
In this fun and interactive unit study, your children will explore the globe and learn solid map skills! With over 42 activities and 20 hands-on exercises, your children will be fascinated from beginning to end. Each chapter includes multiple videos, hands-on activities, maps, readings, worksheets, charts, interactive websites, games, and much more to provide a multisensory approach to learning about globes and maps.

This unit study is the first release in our social studies core curriculum series for grades K-2. This is perfect for a month long exploration of maps and globes for early elementary! The time needed to complete this unit study will vary for each child, but you should expect to spend approximately 20 hours, not including optional outdoor extension activities such as geocaching and letterboxing.

Take a peek inside:
Types of maps
Treasure maps
Cardinal directions
Compass rose
Legends and keys
Latitude and longitude
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
North and South Poles
Hemispheres
Equator
Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Continents
Oceans
Mountains
Rivers
Lakes
Map making skills
and much more!

All 42 activities in this unit study are presented in an easy to follow format with an active and updated web link. Click on the link and the best resources on the World Wide Web appear for your children. But this unit study is not just a collection of web sites to read! It is much more than that! The links bring the world to your children by providing streaming videos, interactive web sites, educational games, audio files, and more. At Intellego Unit Studies, we believe in the varied learning styles and multiple intelligences of every child. That’s why all of our unit studies include reading and writing activities, videos, art, music, comparisons, drawing and painting, discussions, hands-on activities, art projects, full-color high resolution graphics, printable activity pages, and more!

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