Message from kfenimore

[Anonymous]

In second grade we introduce an Atlas to our students. We discuss different types of maps and how to read different maps. We focus on the importance of the map key. After we explored our class Atlas, I handed out a map of China to my students. The students designed a map key to show the major cities, rives, and country borders. The students were able to label all of these things independently with different symbols and colors. Then the students were asked to answer questions specifically about the map.