Title: Teaching young children about maps for learning development
Headings: Teaching young children about maps to help their learning development
Teaching young children about maps to help their learning development
Why maps are an important tool for a child’s learning development
1. Learning about maps introduces spatial thinking
2. Reading maps improves visual literacy
3. Helps kids see past their own perspective
How to teach kids about maps while getting them to draw their own map
1. Show your kids different levels of detail on maps
2. Measure distances on a map
3. Explore directions and connect them to distance
4. Understand what symbols mean
5. Map out the classroom
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Content: Teaching young children about maps for learning development
Teaching young children about maps to help their learning development
Susan Cumberland February 19, 2016
Using a map (whether physical or digital) can be useful while trying to find a new address, or when going on a road trip for older adults. Sure, but little kids don’t drive, right? So why should they learn to use maps, let alone make them? We will be exploring the benefits of young children learning how to make maps, and we’ll throw in some ideas of how to make that happen. Why maps are an important tool for a child’s learning development
1. Learning about maps introduces spatial thinking
Learning about maps helps children begin to understand what is going on in the spaces around them. According to National Geographic, “Spatial thinking is one of the most important skills that students can develop as they learn geography, Earth, and environmental sciences.” 2. Reading maps improves visual literacy
According to learnnc.org, map skills contribute to the skill of reading images. This means that a student is comprehending an image, rather than just observing it.