**This is the chapter slice "Map Your Community" from the full lesson plan "Mapping Skills with Google Earth"** Teach your students the basics of map reading with our engaging resource designed for students in grades prekindergarten to two. Start with the elements found on a map, such as symbols, legends and the compass rose. Then, have your students apply what they’ve learned by mapping their classroom and route to school. Move on to the Great Lakes of North America and the seven continents and four oceans of the world. Our resource gives students the necessary building blocks to continue with the study of mapping skills. Comprised of reading passages, map activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource incorporates curriculum-based lessons with Google Earth™ so students can further understand the basics of map reading with the help of visual and interactive technology. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

**This is the chapter slice "Mapping Cultural Features" from the full lesson plan "Mapping Skills with Google Earth"** Students will learn in-depth how to read and create maps with our engaging resource designed for students in grades three to five. Students will expand their knowledge of the elements on a map by exploring the lines of latitude, longitude and time zones. Then, students will learn about geographical and cultural features by exploring topographic and choropleth maps. Finally, students will learn the states and provinces found in North America as well as the different countries that make up the world. Comprised of reading passages, map activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource incorporates curriculum-based lessons with Google Earth™ so students can further understand map reading with the help of visual and interactive technology. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

**This is the chapter slice "Map the World" from the full lesson plan "Mapping Skills with Google Earth"** Move on from a basic understanding of map reading to a more complex one with our engaging resource designed for students in grades six to eight. Students will further develop their ability to read and understand maps by looking at weather and population maps. Then, students will engage in mapping their country in detail, including states, provinces, capitals, cultural and geographical features. Finally, students will move on to mapping their continent and then the world. Comprised of reading passages, map activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource incorporates curriculum-based lessons with Google Earth™ so students can further understand the complexities of map reading with the help of visual and interactive technology. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

**This is the chapter slice "Map Your Country" from the full lesson plan "Mapping Skills with Google Earth"** Students will learn in-depth how to read and create maps with our engaging resource designed for students in grades three to five. Students will expand their knowledge of the elements on a map by exploring the lines of latitude, longitude and time zones. Then, students will learn about geographical and cultural features by exploring topographic and choropleth maps. Finally, students will learn the states and provinces found in North America as well as the different countries that make up the world. Comprised of reading passages, map activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource incorporates curriculum-based lessons with Google Earth™ so students can further understand map reading with the help of visual and interactive technology. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

**This is the chapter slice "Population Maps" from the full lesson plan "Mapping Skills with Google Earth"** Move on from a basic understanding of map reading to a more complex one with our engaging resource designed for students in grades six to eight. Students will further develop their ability to read and understand maps by looking at weather and population maps. Then, students will engage in mapping their country in detail, including states, provinces, capitals, cultural and geographical features. Finally, students will move on to mapping their continent and then the world. Comprised of reading passages, map activities, crossword, word search and comprehension quiz, our resource incorporates curriculum-based lessons with Google Earth™ so students can further understand the complexities of map reading with the help of visual and interactive technology. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

Give your primary students the building blocks needed to be successful map readers. Our resource provides the basics of map reading to ensure a solid foundation is laid for further study. Create a treasure map using all the elements learned so far, such as cardinal directions, symbols and legend. Make a map of your classroom with a title, compass rose, legend, date, and author. Draw a route to school using North, East, South or West of certain landmarks. Explore grid lines with Google Earth™ and your town. See if you can find your street and school. Find your continent in Google Earth™. Then, locate the countries and lakes within, and the oceans that surround it. Write down the coordinates of the seven continents and four oceans of the world. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional map activities, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.

Extend the basic knowledge of map reading to give your elementary students a thorough understanding of maps. Our resource allows students to learn in-depth how to read and create maps. Explore all the elements on a map, such as scale, index, grid system, and surrounding area. Take your understanding of a grid system one step further by examining lines of latitude and longitude. Compare the different times zones found in your country. Learn about topographic maps before exploring steep and gradual elevations in Google Earth™. Draw a map of a rural and urban area to see the differences created by cultural features. Compare the climate of different areas of your country before heading to your hometown and examining the weather through Google Earth™. Label a map of the world according to temperature, such as tropical, mild, cold, or polar. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional map activities, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.