Map Reading Skills

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Our Map Reading Skills lesson plan teaches students about different kinds of maps and how to read them. Students participate in an activity in which they create a map of the United States with a specific purpose in order to demonstrate that they recognize the key elements needed for maps.

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Our Map Reading Skills lesson plan is used to expand on the knowledge students may already have about maps. It includes a summary of the different types of maps, their usefulness, and other characteristics of maps, and of course how to read the maps and their features. During this lesson, students are asked to work with a partner to create a map of the United States that is used for a specific purpose, either chosen by them or assigned by a teacher, including a list of questions that someone should be able to answer if looking at that map; they then swap maps and questions with another group and answer the questions for the other group’s map, demonstrating their ability to interpret a map. Students are also asked to identify the type of map that is being used or will be needed based on a given statement.

At the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify different types of maps, obtain skills to effectively read a map, and list some features of all maps.

Common Core State Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-7

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subject

Social Studies, Video

grade-level

4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

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    09/25/2022
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    02/06/2022
    Anonymous
    Australia Australia

    Quality resource

    This informative and practice a resource is ready to go. It's a big help for busy teachers and home educators.

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    10/30/2020
    Taliya T.
    US US

    wonderful lesson

    My 5th grader did this lesson. It was wonderful and very educational. Great sight for homeschoolers to learn indivdual lessons.

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    03/16/2020
    Robin A.
    US US

    Map Reading Skills

    I was very excited to find this resource! I teach inmates, and they were very happy to have this information at a level that many of them felt they could understand. They felt that learning the concepts in a format that was easy to understand would help to build a strong foundation. Thank you.

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    02/10/2020
    BreAnna
    United States United States

    Interesting activities to teach map reading

    This resource includes several creative ready to use ideas as well as a great selection of additional video and resource links to teach about map reading.