Early Math / Spatial Thinking / Weeks 3 & 4: Lesson 4

Weeks 3 & 4: Introduction to Maps

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Lesson 4

Using Maps of Real Spaces

Circle Time

Map the Classroom
15-20 min.

A man stands in front of a preschool bulletin board and places a blue rectangle on a handmade map of the classroom.

Identify classroom landmarks and create a large map.

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Learning Centers

Little Classroom Maps
15-20 min.

A man sits at a table and arranges brightly colored shapes onto a piece of blank paper while a girl and a boy watch.

Children each create a smaller version of the classroom map.

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Friends on the Map
15–20 min.

A man sits with a boy and a girl at a table while they place pictures of children on a handmade map of a classroom.

Add pictures of children to the classroom map.

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To the Rescue!
15-20 min.

A man, a boy, and a girl point to colorful shapes that represent objects on a large handmade map of a classroom.

Children use the classroom map during a pretend “emergency.”

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