We had fun this past week learning map skills together. I was amazed at how quickly my kids grasped the concept of a map. I think this was the first time they had to work with one! I drew a rough map of our living room/kitchen areas, together we filled our snack cups.
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Together we looked at the map and I explained how to figure out where we are on the map and where the “landmarks” were (our couch, the dollhouse, the ktichen table, etc.). The kids then went to the play room to count while I hid a snack in the livingroom. When they came back I would mark where I hid the snack on the map and the kids would go “find” it. They were fast! After they found one snack they went back to the playroom and we repeated the process till all the snacks were found.
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This was a yummy geography lesson. Next time we do this I am going to try and map our entire house and the backyard to add some complexity. I thought the map of my living room/kitchen would be complex enough for my almost 3 & 4 year olds, but really, they got the concept of how to read a map in seconds! I wish I had their intuitive directional skills!
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What a fun way to orienteer your house.
love this idea, my kids would have a blast too.
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Impressive. I have to try it too – it’s a very fun idea
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We did this activity this week to go with the book, My Map Book.
Thanks for the great idea!
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What an amazing idea thank you so much for sharing. Hubby does something similar with his Marines, but never thought of incorporating it at home..love it!
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I love the your tin! What fun foods.
What an awesome idea! I’m glad you guys had fun with it.
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Such a fun idea!
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my oldest is currently “into” maps! this would be a great idea! brilliant!
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You have the coolest activities on your blog!
What an amazing idea! I’m going to have to try something like that with my little guy, he’d love it.
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This is great. My boys are going to love it. Thanks.