Title: Simple Ways To Teach Map Skills – Bright Ideas Press
Headings: Simple Ways To Teach Map Skills
Simple Ways To Teach Map Skills
Simple Ways To Teach Map Skills
For The Love Of Maps
Teaching Map Skills Organically
Making Maps Part Of Life
Tools For Teaching Map Skills
Author
Marci Goodwin

Content: Just because your GPS gives you directions doesn’t mean they are the best or most accurate. I am not opposed to GPS and use Google Maps all the time to find ice rinks during travel hockey season. However, I do take a peek at the route in full map view to make sure it makes sense first. I’ve had too many friends make the 30 minute trip in 60 because the GPS rerouted them, and they couldn’t figure out where they were to correct the situation. Here’s a tip: Learn to use a map, people. ( But, I digress…)
Teaching Map Skills Organically
Reading and using maps is a life skill that is dying with the invention of GPS navigation and Google Maps. That is a shame. Maps not only help you not get lost, they help you learn spatial reasoning. Being able to realize the distance between places and where things are in the world in relationship to others, is a crucial skill in understanding our place in the world.