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.2.4

Describe and use relative location terms of objects (for example, left/right, above/below, up/down, near/far) while using maps and globes.

• Fairy Tale Maps
  Students will begin to understand the concept of maps by describing the path that Little Red Riding Hood took on the way to Grandma's house.
• Fairy Tale Maps
  Students will begin to understand the concept of maps by describing the path that Little Red Riding Hood took on the way to Grandma's house.
• K - Act. 24: Vacation Matrix
  After illustrating the place where they spent their summer vacation, students will place their picture on a teacher created matrix.
• Let's Take a Trip!
  Students will "take a trip" just like Toot, in the story Toot and Puddle.
• Map the Path in My Father's Dragon
  The teacher will read aloud Ruth Stiles Gannett's book, "My Father's Dragon" and facilitate rich classroom discussions.
• 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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