Books with title Map Skills for Today/Grade 4

Go global as you tap into both history and geography (and math, of course!) to understand continents, countries, bodies of water, landmasses, and borders. Lessons on topography are interspersed with thought-provoking mini-tutorials on everything from population density and manufacturing to agriculture and climate. Activities encourage students to go beyond their backyard to ponder the world. Bonus: an introduction to time zones! For use with Grade 4.

In this introduction to maps, children are guided by a friendly bear named Buddy to think about the very idea of what a map is―a drawing that shows where things are―and then learn to use symbols, work with cardinal directions, and make the globe-map connection in a variety of fun, colorful, and eye-opening activities. Hand-drawn room and neighborhood maps, as well as treasure maps, prepare kids for understanding more formal maps of states and countries. For use with Grade 1.

Junior tour guides Jordan and Jamie take second graders along on a trip that includes mapping neighborhoods and states, using a compass and designing maps with keys and symbols, working with grids and scales, and understanding national boundaries (political maps) and landforms. Activities are both challenging and fun, putting to use kids’ math, reading, science, and critical thinking skills! For use with Grade 2.

Traverse the country and zero in on fascinating regions and states (including Hawaii and Alaska) in this activity book that drills down on topography, looks at “in-between” cardinal directions (southwest, northeast), investigates scales, grids, and highway maps, and touches on hemispheres and lines of latitude and longitude. Explanations are simple and to the point, and satisfying quizzes test students’ powers of observation! For use with Grade 3.