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<\/div>\nThe Maps & Globe Learning is a great addition to the Earth Day activities<\/a> and free printable packs<\/a> on the site.<\/p>\n We have included links to some of the products and resources we have used with this activity. If you purchase via the links we may earn a small commission<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n For this months activity for Where in the World, we did some world map learning. We read two books with this the first is Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Books)<\/a> and the second was a book called Follow That Map!: A First Book of Mapping Skills (Exploring Our Community)<\/a>.<\/p>\n To start this off is a FREE Printable Mini World Pack!<\/p>\n This is a very mini world pack with lots of things you can do with it. This really is a mini pack. There is no tot pack with this one. <\/p>\n This is a simple world map that is easy to use to learn the 7 continents, as they match up to the map of the Earth in the pack. I wanted to do a lot with this but ran out of time to get it all done. <\/p>\n You can see below how we used this pack with the book: Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Books)<\/a>.<\/p>\n We read the book Follow That Map<\/a>. It is great to introduce a few concepts about maps and parts of maps.<\/p>\n You can also check out these geography board games and puzzles<\/a> to use with this World pack. Or maybe you need fun geography facts<\/a> for kids to check out.<\/p>\n It was perfect learning for my youngest. She got to find things on the keys and follow simple directions on the page. It was loads of fun and taught her about lots of map skills. <\/p>\n She liked looking for north, south, east, and west. If you are looking for a simple book about maps that is hands-on learning for younger kids this would be perfect.<\/p>\n We read Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book)<\/a>and did a few map activities while we read the book. <\/p>\n The first activity that we did was make a clay-type map with playdough. Each of them got to add their own part to the map. Each had their idea of what should be on the map and what was important. All of the map parts came from the book.<\/p>\n We talked a lot about the world map and globes and flat maps. We colored a flat map of the world. We color the oceans blue and then the 7 continents. <\/p>\n Then we marked north, south, east, and west. My youngest used the letter N, S, E, and W from the Melissa & Doug Jumbo ABC Wooden Chunky Puzzle<\/a> to mark the compass points. <\/p>\n The older two made their own compass on their simple world maps.<\/p>\n The last activity we did with the book was to learn about different types of maps and how they can be marked. We look at the South America map and used that as a guide to color our maps.<\/p>\n You can also dig into the layers of the Earth’s crust<\/a> after these map activities. Or you could make your own edible Earth soil layers dirt cup<\/a>.<\/p>\nMaps & Globe Learning<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/div>\nWhat you need for the Map & Globe Activities<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\nHow we Use the World Pack and Activities & Printables<\/h2>\n
Read the Book Follow the Map<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nRead the Book and Looked at Map Symbols<\/h4>\n
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<\/div>\nRead the Book Maps and Globes<\/h3>\n
Making a Playdough Map<\/h4>\n
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<\/div>\nColored a World Map<\/h4>\n
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<\/div>\nColored a Continents with Book<\/h4>\n
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