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Week 11 · Map It

Monday

Reading a map
// Model the shapes of land and water
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Reading a map

Nova projects a big, glowing map onto the floor.

There are blue lines, green patches and brown squiggles.

"It looks like a painting," Rocket says.

Raven kneels beside it. "What do you notice about the colors?"

Nova blinks. "Hint: every color is a clue. Check the key."

Maps use colors and symbols

A map shows where things are in a place.

Map makers use colors and symbols.

The key tells what each color or symbol means.

On many maps, water is blue.

Woods are green.

On the mapIt means
bluewater, like rivers and lakes
greenwoods
brown linesthe shape and height of the land
MAP COLORS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
On many maps, what color is water?
Which part of a map tells what colors mean?
SentenceTrue or false?
Maps show where things are.?
On many maps, woods are green.?
Every map uses red for water.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMany maps use blue for water.
MAP CLUES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where did Nova project the map?
What is a map?
What do brown lines show?
On many maps, what color are woods?
SentenceTrue or false?
Map makers use colors and symbols.?
The key tells what each color means.?
Blue lines on a map often show roads.?
Lakes are often blue on a map.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe key helps you read each color and symbol.
Draw a small map with water and woods. Add a key.

Word Spot: why, wish

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Why: W-H-Y.

Wish: W-I-S-H.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
___ do you like that book?
I ___ it would snow.

Great map reading! Tomorrow we learn the kinds of land.