Steven Holliday

ED 411 – 01

Social Studies Lesson

Unit: Social StudiesGrade Level: 1st

Lesson: What is a Map?

Objectives• Physically re-create a story and its setting using pictures.

• Learn how to use symbols to create a map.

• Practice reading a map in pairs.• Learn about map symbols, keys, and directions.

• Create their own unique maps.

Materials Needed•Social Studies Alive! My School and Family Big Book and Student editions

•Interactive Student Notebooks

•Interactive Desk Maps

•Chapter Opener Transparency 6

•Transparency 6.3

•Student Handout 6.5 (1 per child)

•Placards 6.1 A – H

•Scissors

•Crayons

Activity 1 – Pre-view: Hearing the Story “Yikes! A Mouse!”

Steps:1. Read “Yikes! A Mouse!”2. Ask children to recall the objects Ms.

Hutchinson passed as she looked for the mouse.

3. Prepare to re-create the story.4. Re-read the story as children re-create it.5. After placard holders are in place, have

one child play the teacher and one play the mouse as the class re-creates the story once more.

Activity Materials – Chapter Opener Transparency 6, Interactive Desk Map, and Placards 6.1A-H

Activity 2 – Discovering What a Map Looks Like

Steps1. Ask Children to gather in their

reading circle and reread “Yikes! A Mouse!”

2. Distribute Placards 6.1A-H, and have children stand in their locations from the day before.

3. With Children’s help, draw a map on the board.

Activity Materials – Chapter Opener Transparency 6, Interactive Desk Map, and Placards 6.1A-H

Activity 3 – Reading a Classroom Map

Steps1. Introduce the new ideas (map, symbol,

map key, and direction) by reading aloud pp. 33 – 37 in the Big Book.

2. Place children in mixed-ability pairs, and give each child an Interactive Desk Map.

3. Instruct children to follow a series of directions using their Interactive Desk Maps.

Activity Materials – Social Studies Alive! My School and Family Big Book, Interactive Desk Map, and Transparency 6.3

Activity 5 – Creating a New Map of Ms. Hutchinson’s Classroom

Steps1. Have children

create their own maps.

2. Have children share their maps.

Activity Materials – Interactive Student Notebooks, Student Handout 6.5 (1 per child), Scissors, and Crayons

Activity 4 – Reading About Features of a Map

Steps1. Review the term map.2. Read about symbols.3. Read about map keys.4. Read about directions.5. Assign Reading Notes 6.

Activity Materials – Social Studies Alive! My School and Family Student Edition, Interactive Student Notebooks, and Crayons

Literature ConnectionMapping Penny’s World, by Loreen Leedy

Me on the Map, by Joan Sweeney

Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw, by Bruce McMillan

Making Our Own Map

This is the hall way that leads to our class.

Making Our Own Map

Here is the play area in front of our classroom.

Making Our Own Map

This is the sink in our classroom neighborhood.

Making Our Own Map

Here is one view of our classroom. What do you see?

Making Our Own Map

Here is our dramatic play area.

Making Our Own Map

Here is our circle area.

Making Our Own Map

Here is our art area.

Making Our Own Map

Here is our writer’s and reader’s workshop area.

Making Our Own Map

Here is our music area.

Making Our Own Map

Here is our science area.

Making Our Own Map

This is where the students and teacher work.

Resources on the WebSocial Studies School Servicewww.socialstudies.com

Atlapedia Onlinehttp://www.atlapedia.com/

National Geographic.com for Kidshttp://magma.nationalgeographic.com/

Discovery Kidshttp://www.discoverykids.com/

Ohio Historical Societyhttp://www.ohiohistory.org/