Children are eager to learn about the people and places in the world, and how to reach them. This book helps your students or children at home learn about maps and globes. List of Concepts: a map is a picture that shows location, what is the difference between maps and globes, different kinds of maps, how to use a map, compass rose and other map symbols, hemispheres, latitude, and longitude, how to make a simple map. List of Activities: information pages followed by activities that use the information to perform a task - simple picture maps, political and physical maps, seven continents puzzle, draw, match, cut & paste, answer map questions, activity pages with drawing, coloring, matching, marking answers. Reproducible pages for study or coloring. Features fun, instructive illustrations throughout, many in color. Answer key provided.Children are eager to learn about the people and places in the world, and how to reach them. This book helps your students or children at home learn about maps and globes.Learn about maps, learn about people and places, learn about history and government--it's all here in our social studies activities series. The information is presented in grade appropriate language to encourage students to read the material independently.Explore our wondrous world. Play a game from ancient China, find out which U.S. President got stuck in the bathtub, learn who lives in a yurt, and what school was like during pioneer times. Many titles are in full color.
Children are eager to learn about the people and places in the world, and how to reach them. This book helps your students or children at home learn about maps and globes. List of Concepts: a map is a picture that shows location, what is the difference between maps and globes, different kinds of maps, how to use a map, compass rose and other map symbols, hemispheres, latitude, and longitude, how to make a simple map. List of Activities: information pages followed by activities that use the information to perform a task - simple picture maps, political and physical maps, seven continents puzzle, draw, match, cut & paste, answer map questions, activity pages with drawing, coloring, matching, marking answers. Reproducible pages for study or coloring. Features fun, instructive illustrations throughout, many in color. Answer key provided.Children are eager to learn about the people and places in the world, and how to reach them. This book helps your students or children at home learn about maps and globes.Learn about maps, learn about people and places, learn about history and government--it's all here in our social studies activities series. The information is presented in grade appropriate language to encourage students to read the material independently.Explore our wondrous world. Play a game from ancient China, find out which U.S. President got stuck in the bathtub, learn who lives in a yurt, and what school was like during pioneer times. Many titles are in full color.