Mapping all of me
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L759
A lesson plan for grades K–1 Mathematics
In this lesson, students use the knowledge and skills gained from a previous lesson by placing yarn strips appropriately on 4′ x 3′ strips of paper and drawing around them to create a map of their body. Then the students use directional and positional words to describe their body map.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will identify, describe, draw, and build basic geometric figures.
- Objective 3.04: Solve problems involving spatial visualization.
Kindergarten
- Goal 3: Geometry - The learner will explore the concepts of geometry.
- Objective 3.04: Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles.
