Mapping activities

Why are map skills important for kids? How can I teach navigational skills to preschoolers? Inside this post you'll learn about maps and why knowing how to get around is important for kids! We're also

It's time for some fun geography hands-on learning! I love mapping activities and have put together a fun printable set to build a city map. This fun printable set is 15 pages long and includes 5 different

These fantastic activities are definitely the way to go.

Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.

Write north, south, east and west in the boxes

Teaching map skills in a primary classroom can be great fun! Mapping a perfect first grade social studies activity! Students need the opportunity to explore maps and in doing so they will start to develop spatial reasoning skills. Students enjoy learning about all map elements! Head over to my blog to read some tips for teaching map skills in a primary classroom. {1st grade, kindergarten, second grade, map key, compass rose}

These free treasure map printables are super easy to print and color. They make the perfect summer activity for kids to enjoy!

My three year old has loved playing with maps in an open-ended exploration sparked by his ideas and interests.

With Google Maps constantly at our fingertips, it is easy to let simple skills like understanding a map fall to the wayside. However, teaching map skills to young learners are still essential, even to young students like kindergarteners.

One of the important concepts we teach in early elementary is about the great big world we live in. Students will learn about the world beyo...