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Map Symbols and Colors

Maps and Globes

Day 113of 180
Week 23of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify basic map colors and their meanings

2

Understand how colors represent different earth features

3

Practice using map symbols

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 1:10

“God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. God saw that it was good.”

— Genesis 1:10 (WEB)

God created the earth with different features, just like maps help us see those features

📦 Materials Needed

  • World map
  • Globe
  • Blank map outlines
  • Crayons (blue, green, brown)
  • Colored pencils
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Show a world map and ask what they notice about the colors.

💭 Review Question: What colors do you see on this map?
2Teaching (10 min)

Explain how map colors represent different earth features.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Blue represents water like oceans and lakes
  • Green shows land with plants and forests
  • Brown indicates mountains and hills
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Why do you think maps use different colors?
  • Can you find water on our map?
3Activity: Color Your World Map (7 min)
hands-on

Students will color a blank world map using correct colors

📝 Instructions:
  1. Give each student a blank world map outline
  2. Demonstrate how to color oceans blue
  3. Color land areas green
  4. Add brown for mountain ranges
  5. Discuss what they're coloring
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Provide pre-colored sections

Challenge: Add additional terrain details

4Closing (3 min)

Review what colors represent on maps

📝 Review Questions:
  • What color is water?
  • What does green show on a map?
  • What does brown represent?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for creating such a beautiful world with mountains, oceans, and lands.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about where we live on the map!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 24:1

“The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.”

— Psalm 24:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Globe Pass: Children pass a globe while saying parts of the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning how maps use colors to represent earth's features

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage curiosity about map colors
  • Help child understand basic geographical representations
  • Make learning fun and interactive
🤔 Common Struggles:

Differentiating between map colors and understanding their meanings

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to correctly identify map colors and their meanings

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a 3D map using play dough
  • Go on a neighborhood walk and discuss local landscape features
  • Make a simple treasure map using learned color symbols

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