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Follow That Map! A First Look at Mapping Skills
Lynn Kelley and Jodie Winship University of West Alabama
Tina Turner Taylorville Primary School
In Follow That Map! A First Look at Mapping Skills, a group of five diverse children search for
their pets and take an exciting trip through the neighborhood, city and country, around the world
and into space in an attempt to locate their missing dog and cat. This book presents key mapping
concepts and serves as an introduction to maps. The lesson challenges students to explore
different types of maps and early map concepts as they create their own book of maps. This
lesson is recommended for grades one through three and should be completed in a week.
NCSS Notable
Trade Book
Title
Follow That Map! A First Look at Mapping Skills by Scot Ritchie
(Notable, 2010)
Tonawanda, NY
Ages 6-8
ISBN 978-1-55453274-2
Recommended for Grades 1-3
This lesson is designed for five, 35 minute periods.
Book
Summary
In Follow That Map! A First Look at Mapping Skills a group of five
diverse children search for their pets, a naughty dog and cat that have
escaped from the backyard. Key mapping concepts are demonstrated and
explained as the friends take an exciting trip through the neighborhood,
city and country, around the world and into space. The concepts
introduced in this book are: map, compass rose, scale bar, map legend or
key, symbol, landmark, and routes. This book serves not only as an
interesting read to introduce maps, different types of maps, and map
skills, but also as an excellent resource on maps.
NCSS
Standards
III. People, Places, and Environments
Materials
Follow That Map! A First Look at Mapping Skills Me on the Map
An assortment of all types of maps
Art Paper or Construction Paper (large)
Pencils
Crayons
Markers
File folders
Stapler
Glue
1. Students will state there are different types of maps.
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Objectives
2. Students will define for the following words: maps,
neighborhood, city, state, country, continent, world, and universe.
3. Students will define and be able to use: legends, compass rose,
and scale.
Procedures
Exploratory
Introduction
Lesson
Development:
1) Ask, "Have you ever drawn a map? What did you include on your
map?” Discuss.
2) Working in small groups, have students explore different types of
maps and list things to be included on a map.
3) Have groups share with the class and make a class chart (see
Figure 1).
What is on a map?
Figure 1. Class Map Characteristics Chart
1) Read the book Follow That Map.
2) After reading the book, review the pages and encourage the
students to identify the different types of maps and the different
characteristics included on each of these maps. List.
Types of Maps Things on Maps
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Expansion
Figure 2. Types of Maps
3) Revisit the chart (see Figure 1) to compare it to the list (see
Figure 2). Discuss.
4) Over the next few days have students revisit the page in the book
that correlates to a specific map. The students will create the
following maps:
House or school map from a file folder (see Figure 4).
Neighborhood map (see Figure 6).
State map with city marked (see Figure 7).
World map with their home country and continent indicated
(see Figure 8).
Map of the solar system (see Figure 9).
5) Have students revisit the chart (Figure 2) and possibly add scale,
a compass rose, and a legend to their maps.
1) Using the maps that students have created let each student
generate his/her own book of maps. Take 5 large sheets of art or
construction paper and layer them in steps 1 inch apart. Fold left
end back and staple to make a large step book. Label (see Figure
3).
Ho
me
Neigh
bo
rho
od
State
Wo
rld
Solar System
Figure 3. Step Book Pages.
2) Attach each map to the appropriate page of the step book.
3) Create a cover and ask students to personalize it: “______’s Book
of Maps” (see Figure 5).
4) Ask students to share their books.
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Figure 4. Ms. Turner observes a student creating her “Home Map” from a file
folder.
Figure 5. Book Cover for a Student’s Book.
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Figure 6. Neighborhood Map.
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Figure 7. State Map.
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Figure 8. World Map.
Figure 9. Map of the Solar System.
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Assessment
As students share their maps, complete the checklist found in Figure 10.
Objective yes no
Definition of maps.
There are different types of maps.
Definition of neighborhood.
Definition of city.
Definition of state.
Definition of country.
Definition of continent.
Definition of world.
Definition of legend.
Definition of scale.
Definition of compass rose.
Definition of solar system.
Figure 10. Assessment Checklist.
Suggested
Extension
Activities
1) Make salt dough maps. The Squidoo website has several different
recipes for Salt Dough and directions for making a salt dough
map.
2) Learn to use a GPS. View the GPS video on the AMSTI site.
3) Learn to use a compass. View the Compass Video on the AMSTI
site.
4) Go Geocaching. The Geocaching website and the UWA
Geocaching wiki will give you all the information needed to take
your students on a GPS treasure hunt.
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Authors’ Bio
Lynn Kelley is an Assistant Professor at the University of West
Alabama. She has taught grades preschool through college over the past
36 years. Dr. Kelley has published both practice and research
manuscripts based on her work with young children and pre-service
teachers. Email: [email protected].
Jodie Winship is an Assistant Professor at the University of West
Alabama. Prior to teaching at the University of West Alabama, she taught
Special education for 21 years. Her research interests include: best
inclusive practices, classroom management, differentiated instruction,
parent involvement, and pre-service teacher development.
Tina Turner is a teacher at Taylorville Primary School in Tuscaloosa,
Alabama. She has taught grade kindergarten through second and served
as the extended day director for Taylorville Primary School. Her research
interests include parent involvement through take home journals and
read-alouds.