Map Skills and Geography
Table of Contents Part I
Materials
Beginning Map
Skills (BMS)by Teacher Created Materials
Map
Skills and Geography (MSG) by Incentive Publications
The
Complete Book of Maps and Geography (CBMG) by American Education Publishing
Daily
Geography Practice (DGP) by Evan-Moor Grades 1-4
I also used some worksheets on U.S. geography from
this workbook:
Maps
and Miscellaneous Worksheets
And these websites:
Enchanted
Learning (EL)
EdHelper (EH)
ABC Teach
(ABC)
School
Express (SE)
I also created some pages myself using various
resources.
Contents of Maps and Geography
Textbook—Part 1
The Parts of a Map
What
is a Map? (BMS)
Early
Maps (BMS)
Early
Maps get Better (BMS)
The
Parts of the Map (BMS)
Digging
for Treasure (MSG)
Map
Directions
Do you Know the Directions? (BMS)
North,
South, East, or West (BMS)
Through
the Squares (BMS)
Directions
Quiz! (BMS)
Which
Way Should We Go? (BMS)
Delivery
for Bigfoor (MSG)
Direct
Me, Sun (BMS)
Thanks,
Sun (BMS)
Direct
Me, Stars! (BMS)
Find
the North Star! (BMS)
More
Directions! (BMS)
A
Dangerous Delivery (MSG)
Delivery
by Dinosaur (MSG)
Who
Gets the Milk? (MSG)
Compasses
The
Compass Rose (BMS)
Magnetic
North (BMS)
What
is Where? (BMS)
Where
am I? (BMS)
The
Compass Rose (CBMG)
Finding
a Snack (CBMG)
Pirate’s
Booty (CBMG)
Look
to the Sky (CBMG)
Sign
Search (CBMG)
What
do Hikers See? (CBMG)
You’re
Invited (CBMG)
Missing
Diamonds (CBMG)
Ice
Cream! (CBMG)
Secret
Mission (CBMG)
Connect
a Dot (CBMG)
Finding
your Way Around Town (CBMG)
A
Great Camp (CBMG)
Making
a Compass (CBMG)
Space
Ship Search (CBMG)
Dizzy
Designers (CBMG)
Which
Way is Up? (CBMG)
The
Sleuth Pooch (CBMG)
Draw
Your Own Map (CBMG)
Acorn
Park (CBMG)
Symbols
Who
Ordered the Pizza? (MSG)
Symbols
(BMS)
Symbols
on Maps (BMS)
Map
Keys
A
Key (BMS)
You
Make the Key (BMS)
Neighborhood
Map (BMS)
Symbols
on Maps (CBMG)
Symbols
Replace Words (CBMG)
The
Wild Geese (CBMG)
Science
Sense (CBMG)
Farmer
Fritz (CBMG)
Carmella’s
Candy (CBMG)
Mixed
up Map Maker (CBMG)
From
Words to Pictures (BMS)
Legends
Help You Read Maps (CBMG)
Cartographers
Use Symbols (CBMG)
Map
Routes
Time
to Go Home (CBMG)
Seeing
the Wildlife (CBMG)
Take
a Hike (CBMG)
A
Real “Moose-tery” (CBMG)
Find
it There (CBMG)
Going
from Place to Place (CBMG)
Victory
Celebration (CBMG)
A
New Puppy (CBMG)
Places
to Go (CBMG)
My
Home Town (CBMG)
A
New Desert Route (MSG)
Special
Delivery (MSG)
City/State/National
Maps
A
Walk Around Town (CBMG)
Welcome
to Crystal River (CBMG)
Tourist
Map of Oldtown (CBMG)
Is
It North, South, East, or West (CBMG)
North,
South, East, and West (CBMG)
Locating
Cities (CBMG)
City
Map Reading Activity # 1 (EL)
City
Map Reading Activity #2 (EL)
Scale
Mapmaking
(BMS)
Scale (BMS)
How
Many Miles? (BMS)
Choosing
Your Scale (BMS)
Measurement
(BMS)
Standard
and Metric (BMS)
Vacation
Time (BMS)
How
Far? (BMS)
A
Trip to the Mountains (BMS)
At
the Playground (BMS)
Mush,
Mush, Mush (MSG)
The
Picnic under the Picnic (MSG)
Island
Hopping (MSG)
Scale
is Fun! (CBMG)
Go
the Distance (CBMG)
Are
We There Yet? (CBMG)
How
Far is It? (CBMG)
Hamburg
Heaven (CBMG)
Camping
in Nature Park (CBMG)
Flying
from Place to Place (CBMG)
Amazing
Arizona (CBMG)
Flight
Path Frenzy (CBMG)
Traveling
on Different Roads (CBMG)
Titles
and Labels
The
Title (BMS)
Labels
(BMS)
Label
These, Please (BMS)
Map
Mix-Up (MSG)
Tell
Us More! (BMS)
Grids
Grids
(BMS)
On
the Playground (BMS)
In
the City (BMS)
Across
and Down (BMS)
Underwater
Invitations (MSG)
Worms
for the Garden (MSG)
Delivery
to Happy Camp (MSG)
Search
for the Missing Flowers (MSG)
Flowers
for the Queen (MSG)
Numbers
and Letters on a Map (CBMG)
Using
a Grid (CBMG)
A
Little Gridwork (CBMG)
Getting
to Pirates’ Island (CBMG)
Creating
Your Own Grid Map (CBMG)
Jumbo
Gym (CBMG)
The
Southern States (CBMG)
We’re
Going Places (CBMG)
Globes
It’s
Round World (CBMG)
A
Global Guide (CBMG)
Land
and Water (CBMG)
Globes
(BMS)
Continents
and Oceans
The
Seven Continents (EL)
Where
I Live (EL)
Continents
and Oceans (BMS)
Where
Are You in the Universe? (MSG)
Delivery
Anywhere? (MSG)
Swim
or Walk (BMS)
Near
and Far (CBMG)
Let’s
Travel the Earth (CMBG)
Hemispheres
Hemispheres
(CBMG)
The Equator and Hemispheres (BMS)
The
Poles and Hemispheres (BMS)
Which
Slice of the Earth? (BMS)
Lobsters
for the World (MSG)
The
Globe (CBMG)
Hemispheres
(CMBG)
Locating
the Continents and Oceans (CBMG)
Happy
Hemispheres (CBMG)
North
to South (CBMG)
Global
Fun (CBMG)
From
East to West (CBMG)
Map
Review (Various worksheets from DGP Grades 1-4)
Types
of Maps
Types of Maps (BMS)
Physical
and Landform
Landforms (BMS)
So
Many Boxes (MSG)
Natural
Wonders (CBMG)
A
Physical Map: California (DGP Grade 4)
Mountains (abcteach.com)
A
Physical Map: Colorado (DGP Grade 3)
A
Physical Map: The United States (DGP Grade 4)
Rivers
Unit (SE)
Physical
Features of the United States (CBMG)
Physical
Maps (CBMG)
Types
of Land (CBMG)
Comparing
Two States (CBMG)
Alaska
and New York (CBMG)
Landforms
and Physical Features (CBMG)
Land
Regions (CBMG)
Bodies
of Water Unit (SE)
Political
Road Maps (BMS)
Drive
Away (BMS)
On
the Road Again (MSG)
Working
with Maps 1-5 (abcteach.com)
Political
Maps (CBMG)
What
is a Politcal Map? (CBMG)
State
Smart (CBMG)
Product
Product Maps (BMS)
A
Product Map: Florida (DGP Grade 4)
Minerals
of Alaska (DGP Grade 4)
Bananas
for the Neighbors (MSG)
No
Shooting Allowed (MSG)
US
Products and National Resources (CBMG)
Tilling
the Soil (CBMG)
National
Resources in Riddles (CBMG)
Products
in California (CBMG)
How
Much Revenue (CBMG)
Products
in the US (CBMG)
Population
Population Map (BMS)
Ten
Largest Cities in the US (DGP Grade 4)
The
Whereabouts of Bears (MSG)
How
Many People (CBMG)
What
is the Population? (CBMG)
Climate
How
Much did it Rain (CBMG)
Weather
Maps ( BMS)
Where
will it Rain? (BMS)
In
All Kinds of Weather (MSG)
A
Weather Map (DGP Grade 2)
A
Westher KMap (DGP Grade 3)
Chart
Fresh
Air for Floats (MSG)
Skeletons
for the Schools (MSG)
Review
Focusing on Four (CBMG)
