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Where Do We Live?

Maps and Globes

Day 114of 180
Week 23of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Locate home country and state/province on a map or globe

2

Understand personal geographic location

3

Develop basic map reading skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 24:1

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

— Psalm 24:1 (WEB)

God created the entire world, and each place is special to Him

📦 Materials Needed

  • Globe
  • World map
  • United States/local map
  • Colored sticker or marker
  • Magnifying glass (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather children around globe. Ask them to spin the globe gently and talk about how big God's world is.

💭 Review Question: Can you find something blue on the globe? What do you think that is?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how maps and globes show where we live. Point out continents, countries, and your specific location.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Earth is round like a ball
  • Maps help us see where things are located
  • Our home is just a tiny spot on a big world
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What color is the land?
  • What color is the water?
  • Can you find where we live?
3Activity: My Special Place Sticker (8 min)
hands-on

Help children place a sticker on their home location on a map or globe

📝 Instructions:
  1. Find your state/country on the map
  2. Place a colorful sticker on your location
  3. Use magnifying glass to look closely
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps place sticker

Challenge: Child tries to locate and mark location independently

4Closing (4 min)

Review what we learned about maps and our special place in God's world

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about maps today?
  • Where did we put our special sticker?
  • Who made all of this beautiful world?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank You for creating such a wonderful world. Help us remember that every place is special to You.

Coming up: Tomorrow we will make our own simple map!

💎 Memory Verse

Psalm 24:1

“The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness”

— Psalm 24:1 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Point to different places on globe while reciting verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning spatial awareness and basic geographic concepts

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Make learning playful and interactive
  • Connect geographic learning to God's creation
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract geographic concepts

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about discovering location, ability to point to home area

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Trace family heritage on a world map
  • Color a map of home state/country
  • Read a children's book about world geography

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