Gingerbread Cowboy

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Legacy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students learn that maps help us find our way from one place to another. They will also learn that maps can tell a story.
Author: 
Karen Guerrero and Sandy Martinez
Grade Range: 
1-2
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
Student Materials: 
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
2: How to use mental maps (a person's internalized picture of a part of Earth's surface) to organize information about people places, and environments