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Download full textKiesner, Elaine – 2000
In this kindergarten unit, students learn to name and talk about their address. The purpose of the lesson is to meet requirement K.4 of the California History Social Science Standards, to guide young children as they become aware of themselves in relation to the earth upon which they live, to develop a story which focuses the student's learning,…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Locational Skills (Social Studies)
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
Kiesner, Eileen – 2003
In this colorfully illustrated kindergarten activity, students read (and re-read) "My Blue Suitcase" (Sharon Katz), as an introduction to traveling. The book uses all of the basic forms of transportation and forms the transportation lesson outline. The activity gives the students the task of learning about each mode of transportation:…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Geography, Internet, Kindergarten
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
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1994
This packet of maps is an auxiliary resource to the "World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times. Course Models for the History-Social Science Framework, Grade Seven." The set includes: outline, precipitation, and elevation maps; maps for locating key places; landform maps; and historical maps. The list of maps are…
Descriptors: Cartography, Geography, Grade 7, Instructional Materials
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
