Me+on+the+Map+Reinforcing+Activity

__**Objective****:**__ Students will be able to create maps that are needed in certain circumstances.

__**Materials:**__ //Me on the Map// By: Joan Sweeney 8 x 11 Blank White Paper Colored Pencils and Markers Straight Edges Three Hole Punch String Internet Access Printer Access

__** Procedures ** : __ a. House map b. Town/City map with house/street marked c. State map with city marked d. World map with country and continent indicated
 * 1) Before reading, have students work to define key words: maps, neighborhood, town/city, state, country and world
 * 2) Teacher reads aloud //Me on the Map// by Joan Sweeney.
 * 3) Students then discuss what the components are of the maps the main character drew.
 * 4) Then, the class will continue to discuss the many different kinds of maps that the main character drew and explain how in what situations each map might be used.
 * 5) Over the next two days, have students create the following maps (through personal drawings or maps off of the internet depending on time limits/class needs):
 * 1) Have students add scale and cardinal directions, and include the class definition of these words at some place on their maps.
 * 2) After all drawings are completed, have students decorate a front cover and compile their work into map books, bound using the three hole punch and string.
 * 3) If there is enough time, students can share their books with each other and have students discuss in groups their similarities and differences.

__**Assessment:**__ As students share their map booklets, the teacher will evaluate student work with the following rubric that makes sure students include:
 * Map of home
 * Map of town/city
 * Map of state (with city marked)
 * Map of country (with state marked)
 * Map of world (with country and state marked)
 * Definition of a map
 * Definition of home
 * Definition of town/city
 * Definition of state
 * Definition of country
 * Definition of world
 * Scale and cardinal directions

__**Suggested Extension Activity**:__ Have students expand these maps further to include universe. Have students explore and compare/contrast their map booklets to the many location stages on Google earth. Give students a random classroom across the globe and have them complete the same project and compare/contrast the results. To make interdisciplinary students could take a character from a story in Language Arts and map their various locations.

__**Additional References**:__ Also Read: Follow That Map! A First Look at Mapping Skills By: Scot Ritchie __ [|www.google.com/earth] __

__**Other Ohio Standards:**__ Kindergarten: Geography Strand, Spatial Thinking and Skills 6. Models and maps represent places.