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Kindergarten Social Studies · World 7: Maps and Globes · Level 42
What Is a Map?
A map is a drawing of a place.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 42
- Welcome to Maps and Globes! A map is a drawing of a place. It shows where things are.
- Here is a map of a bedroom. Can you find the bed, the teddy bear, the shirt, and the socks?
- Here is a map of a park. Can you find the tree, the slide, the fountain, and the duck?
- Maps can show a room, a park, a town, or the whole world. Maps help us find places.
- Try it with a grown-up! Draw a map of your bedroom.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SSKG2 — Explain that a map is a drawing of a place and a globe is a model of Earth.