Mapping Skills Unit

Looking for an ENTIRE mapping unit! This product may be just what you need in your classroom! Recommended for grades, 3, 4, and 5 but may also be adapted for use in grade 2.

This low-prep *zip file* unit has all you need to teach mapping skills to your students and includes:

• Day-by-day suggested objectives and activities for no-prep lesson planning!
• Color mapping skill posters for focus wall
• "Me on the Map" activity with two options
• Interactive notebook components
• Differentiated mapping activities
• Engaging activities that can also be used as formative assessments
• Problem-Based Learning activity with rubric
• Editable Mapping Skills Assessment

This unit teaches the following mapping concepts and skills:

• Compass rose and cardinal directions
• The four hemispheres
• Equator and Prime Meridian
• Latitude and longitude
• Reading latitude and longitude on a map
• Parts of a map (title, compass rose, map key/legend, scale, symbols)
• Using a map for directions
• Reading and analyzing a map
• Creating a map

Easel activities and assessments are also included so you can use with students virtually or on computers in the classroom as well!

Take a look at the preview for more!