K-1 Map Skills

To request the kit for use in your classroom complete the online Reservation Form, the submitted form will be sent to director@montgomerymuseum.org

Lesson plans are now digital and available on-line.  Most activities have been re-envisioned in digital format and can be accessed without the physical kit.  Some activities are only available with the kit.

Kindergarten Teacher Lesson Plans – Click here

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First Grade Teacher Lesson Plans – Click here

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K-1 Map Skills focuses on the importance of maps and how to use them.

Students will:

  • Read books about maps and map skills

  • Learn to use a compass and play games using cardinal directions

  • Draw maps of familiar locations

  • Use state park maps to learn about map legends and symbols

  • Analyze aerial photographs and compare them to maps of the same location