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Gallardo, Marilyn; Porter, Priscilla – 2001
This lesson helps students describe where they live, develop an understanding of the geography of their neighborhood, and compare and contrast their area with other areas both near and far. Noting that experiences with maps enables students to see how they are representations of specific locations, the lesson points out that geographic information…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Enrichment, Geography, Geography Instruction
Curtis, Mary Clair; Roth, Patsy; Porter, Priscilla – 2000
To complete Standard 2 of the California History-Social Science Framework, first-grade students must learn to use and construct maps and consider how location, weather, and physical environments affect the way people live. Students develop basic geographic skills by focusing first on their school and then on their neighborhood. The 6-year-old…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Enrichment, Geography, Geography Instruction
Renfrew, Melanie; Porter, Priscilla – 2001
The concept of location is a first step in spatial thinking, one of the multiple intelligences and an historical and social science analysis skill listed in the California Academic Content Standards for History-Social Science. Based on what they learned in kindergarten and first grade about mapping their classroom and the playground, students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Based Assessment, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
