Maps and Landforms
Lesson
The students will learn about maps and landforms and why they are important.
Lesson
The students will learn how to create a simple map of their community, and how to represent people and places on a map.
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Standard K.2
K.2 Utilize the college and career skills of a geographer to apply map skills and draw conclusions about place in one’s personal community
Grade(s): Kindergarten
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
Community Map
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Lesson
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This lesson involves characteristics of the different types of communities (rural, urban, and suburban) on a second-grade level.
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