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Maple Street

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You Are Here: Mapping Skills
Grades 1-3 2013 CC 13 min McIntyre Media Inc.
Maps, even simple ones, give children the opportunity to navigate
in their world with confi dence. Maps give them a visual reference that can be checked over and over
again. Map reading is an important skill for children to learn. It fosters spa al awareness, encourages
math problem-solving skills, develops crea ve thinking and reasoning skills, and builds visual literacy.

In this light-hearted educa onal video, students learn the fundamentals of developing their mapping
skills. Join our three hosts, Ma hew, Laura and Evangeline on a hike through their local conserva on
area. Young students will enjoy watching as big brother, Ma hew gets his crew lost. With the help of
their map and Evangeline’s animated computer tablet, the three fi nd their way back to the parking lot -
not before some zany an cs from Ma hew.

Back at home, with the help of a model helicopter drone, the three discuss their adventure and learn
more about reading maps. Students are introduced to terms such as bird’s eye view, cardinal direc ons,
compass, direc onal/posi onal words such as above/below; near/far; le /right; up/down, map, and
scale.
#MCI069DV-A14 $119: DVD, PDF Resource Guide and Student Worksheets.

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