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Creating Our Own Maps

Map Skills Review and Application

Day 159of 180
Week 32of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Create a simple map with symbols and a key

2

Understand how maps represent real spaces

3

Practice spatial reasoning skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:6

“In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

— Proverbs 3:6 (WEB)

Just as we carefully plan and mark our maps, God guides our paths in life

📦 Materials Needed

  • Large white paper
  • Colored pencils
  • Ruler
  • Compass or reference compass rose
  • Clipboard or hard surface for drawing
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and discuss what makes a good map. Show examples of simple maps and their key components.

💭 Review Question: What important things do maps help us understand?
2Teaching (7 min)

Demonstrate how to create a map of the classroom or playground, showing how to use symbols, include a compass direction, and create a key.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Maps show real places using symbols
  • Every map needs a key to explain its symbols
  • Compass directions help us understand location
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What symbols could we use to represent different things?
  • How can we make our map easy to understand?
3Activity: My Special Place Map (10 min)
hands-on

Students will create a map of their classroom, home, or playground using symbols and a key.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw the outline of your space
  2. Use different colored pencils for different symbols
  3. Create a key explaining your symbols
  4. Add a compass rose to show directions
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Map just one room with simple shapes

Challenge: Add details like scale and multiple types of symbols

4Closing (3 min)

Share maps and discuss how each is unique

📝 Review Questions:
  • What makes a good map?
  • Why do we use symbols on maps?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for helping us understand the world around us and guiding our paths.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how maps help us understand historical journeys!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:6

“In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

— Proverbs 3:6 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Path Tracing: Students trace the verse while repeating it

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Map skills help children develop spatial reasoning and understand their environment

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage creativity in symbol design
  • Help children think about perspective
  • Praise effort over perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find drawing to scale challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Consistent use of symbols, attempt to show spatial relationships

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a treasure map game
  • Map the route to a favorite place
  • Compare maps of the same area from different times

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