奇妙的地圖：一起探索和製作地圖（自定進度版本）

Maps can be mysterious, showing the location of a hidden treasure, they can be informative, helping us find our way to a friend’s house or they can spark our imagination, representing a world that only exists in our mind.  Maps are also a fantastic way to get children excited about using their developing reading and writing skills, making this a great class both for emerging or reluctant readers/writers as well as confident readers/writers.  

In each video lesson, learners will take a close-up look at a different type of map.  We will notice how the maps include symbols, words, numbers, and drawings to represent information.  I explain map-related vocabulary and some of the ways that people use maps in their everyday lives. We will even learn some interesting facts about maps.  I also present open-ended questions to encourage learners to notice and really think about each map. 

To get learners excited about making maps of their own, each video presents a fun map-making challenge. 

This course includes 4 lessons:
1. Treasure maps
2. Maps of special places
3. Street maps
4. Unusual maps 

For more details about each lesson, please look at the syllabus. 

The video lessons are easy to pause and return to if the learner wants to refer back to previous information as they make their own maps.  In each video, I model one way to begin the map-making challenge to help learners get started.  The goal is for each child to take what they are learning about maps and use their current literacy skills along with their imagination to make maps that are meaningful to them.  

Self-paced learners can share their maps with me while they are enrolled in the course. Learners share by uploading a photo, writing a comment, or using the Outschool platform to record a video message.  Twice a week, I will respond to work submitted in the classroom and will reply with a written response or a video message.

The age range is flexible for this class. If you have any questions or want to know if it would be a good fit for your learner, feel free to send me a message.

I hope your learner chooses to explore maps with me in this course!