Topic: Maps Grade Level: 1st Name: Ashlynn Johnson

#__1__in a series Grouping: Whole class, team work, and independent

CCSS: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.C
Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion

2 Literacy Strategies:
Brainstorming

Social Studies Standard:

1.SS.2.1.1 Explain what maps and globes represent and how they are used.
1.SS.2.1.2 Use directions on a map: East, West, South, and North
Objective/s:
Students will be able to identify the compass rose, and the map key as different characteristics
of maps by drawing their own map
Vocabulary terms and definitions:
GLOBE- A spherical representation of the earth
COORDINATES- A set of values that show an exact position
MAP KEY- Usually in a corner of the map, the “key” or “legend” is a small table of symbols
that is used on the map, with their explanations
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS- The four cardinal points are north, south, east, and west
Technology Integration:
ISTE 1c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice
and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
Students will use the internet to play map games.
Brainpop videos will be viewed.
Accommodations:

1. Have extra time to process oral information and directions

2. Hear instructions orally and have a designated reader.
3. Work with fewer items per page or line
4. Questions from the assessment can be asked and answered orally.

Time What the teacher will say and What the student will say and Materials
do. do.
5 Anticipatory Set/Gain Attention& -It’s a map -print
minutes Recall prior Knowledge: -to get to places outs
Teacher will display a map.
“What is this?” -it’s a star
“What is it used for?” -for traveling
Repeat questions while displaying -it’s a box with pictures
a compass rose, map key, and -to find things on a map
 globe. Display the names as they -it’s a ball
are figured out. -it’s a round map
“For today’s lesson we will lean -you use it for other countries
about maps, and the parts of a
map”.

3 Teacher Input:
minutes Today we will be discovering
what each part of the map does
and how it helps us. A map is a
picture or chart that shows rivers,
mountains, streets, etc. in a certain
area, a compass rose is a circle
printed on a chart to show
direction (N, S, E, and W),
symbols are pictures used to
represent a word or group of
words, and a map key is a list that
explains the symbols on a map.
We are going to go to different
stations to learn about compass -
roses, globes, map keys, and the
importance of maps.
10 Discovery questions: Inquiry questions:
minutes Why do you think we use maps? -Do maps only show the world?
What do maps show us?
What types of symbols do you see
on the map?
What would you draw as a
symbol?
What is North, South, East, and
West?
How do we use these every day?
40 Explore Activity: Explore Activity: -globe
minutes Students will rotate between 5 Be specific! What are the students -print
different stations. saying and doing? outs
-wrksht
1. A Town Map worksheet. -internet
Students will be asked to read access on
it together, and notice the computer
different parts of the map.
 They will have a word box to -journals
help them figure out different -Maps
parts that are needed when
making a map.
2. A map is laid out with places
from their community laid out
on top of it. There will be a
compass rose on the map and
instructions on where to place
the community parts. The
students will be asked to write
down what they think each
direction means.
3. Students will be able to look at
a globe.
4. Students will have different
parts of a map to label on a
map (like trees, mountains)
and they will have to create
their own symbol for it.
5. Students will be on brainpop
exploring maps and map
games.

7 Teach:
minutes We use north, south, east, and
west to describe directions. Are
there other words we could use
instead?
What about using words like up,
down, left, right?
What would you use for North?
South? East? West?
What did you notice about
symbols?
Symbols are simple drawing that
represent something bigger.
Where did you see symbols?
Why do we put symbols in the
map key?
Teach:
-Here and there
-Yes
-Up, down, right, left
-above, below, over
-They are small drawings
-In water, forests, cities
-so they are easy to see
-to be organized
-you can see a lot more at one time
 What is the purpose of a globe? -you can see what the world looks
Why do we need maps? like

-they help us get places

-so we know where we are going
-so we can travel
10 Apply: Apply: -paper
minutes I want everyone to pull out a piece -crayons
of paper and some crayons. I want -pencils
everyone to draw their own map. -What can we draw?
It can be of your house, of the
school, or of Disney world!
Everything that we learned about
today needs to be on that map and
labeled. If you need help spelling,
our words are on the word wall.
5 Closure: -directions of where to go
minutes
What do we need to make a good -compass rose
map?
Symbols to know what things are

Map key to put your symbols

A title

To be collected: drawings and journals of the children

Reflection (done after the lesson)