Title: Mapping the Classroom  | National Geographic Society
Headings: Mapping the Classroom
Mapping the Classroom
Informal Assessment
Extending the Learning
Tips & Modifications

Content: Tell students they will use these words again when they create a map of their classroom. 3. Talk about the purpose of a map. Explain that a map shows where things are located. Usually a map shows a place from above. Have students imagine they have wings like a butterfly, and they can fly up to the ceiling of the classroom. Ask: What do you see from up there? What shapes do you see? Tell them that their map of the classroom will show what the room looks like from above.