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Weeks 5 & 6: Navigating Maps

 
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Lesson 5

Navigating with a Map

Circle Time

Henry’s Map Read Aloud  
15-20 min.

 
A man holds up and reads David Elliot’s book “Henry’s Map.”

Children listen to the story of Henry, who makes his own map.

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Follow Henry’s Map  
15-20 min.

 
A boy draws a pathway between landmarks on a farm scene.

As you reread Henry’s Map, children use maps to draw the route Henry takes around the farm.

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Make a Walkable Map  
20-25 min.

 
A man and a boy point to landmarks on a printout of a farm map in a preschool classroom.

Reread Henry’s Map and have children “walk the map” around the classroom.

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Intro to Map Adventures: City Map  
10 min. 

 
A man models playing city map game in the Gracie & Friends “Map Adventures” preschool spatial thinking app.

Introduce the City Map game in the Map Adventures app to support children in navigating maps.

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Learning Centers

Play Map Adventures: City Map  
10–15 min. 

 
A boy plays the Gracie & Friends “Map Adventures” preschool spatial thinking app while a girl watches.

Friends navigate the City Map together and visit different landmarks, watching out for roadblocks.

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