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: 3. Helps kids see past their own perspective
Learning about where different cities and countries are located will help children gain a larger world view than what they see in their daily lives. If they can look at a globe and realize that Canada is a large country surrounded by water, while Switzerland is much smaller and does not connect to any sea or ocean, kids will be able to gain a realization that geography affects how people live. We’ve touched on this before in this article: Why should kids learn geography, and how can you help them do so? How to teach kids about maps while getting them to draw their own map
1. Show your kids different levels of detail on maps
There are maps that simply have an outline to display distance, while others have details of elevation, type of land, and population. Based on the age level you are working with, work your way up to a type of map that they can understand but still challenges them. For example, younger children may only be able to focus on a black and white map with limited detail, but as they get older they will be able to comprehend multiple factors at once. 2.