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Grade 1 Social Studies · World 1: Map Explorers · Level 3
Finding Your Way
Use the four directions to find places and follow a route on a map.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 3
- Maps help us find our way. Start at one place. Then move north, south, east, or west.
- Count the squares as you move. Two squares east means two moves to the right.
- Follow the road: from the house, go 2 squares east to the school. Then go 2 squares north to the park.
- To tell someone the way, say the direction and how far: 2 squares north.
- Try it with a grown-up! Hide a toy. Give directions to find it: 3 steps north, then 2 steps east!
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- MGS.1 — Map and Globe Skill 1: use a compass rose to identify cardinal directions (mastered in Grade 1)