Over the river and through the woods: Traveling by memory
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A lesson plan for grades 1–2 Social Studies
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Whether we are going to grandma’s house or just walking home from school, we need mental maps of places to help us move around in our world. This lesson introduces the concept of mental maps and their development. The transfer of the geographic images to a sketch map provides visible reinforcement and an aid to discussion and assessment.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 1
- Goal 5: The learner will express geographic concepts in real life situations.
- Objective 5.01: Locate and describe familiar places in the home, classroom, and school.
Grade 2
- Goal 5: The learner will understand the relationship between people and geography in various communities.
- Objective 5.02: Describe the role of a geographer and apply geographic tools, such as maps, globes, compasses and photographs, in the understanding of locations and characteristics of places and regions.
- Objective 5.04: Identify the absolute and relative location of communities.
- Objective 5.05: Interpret maps, charts, and pictures of locations.
