Kindergarten School Maps

kmapKindergarten students at Holladay Elementary have been learning all about maps (SOL K.4 & K.5) so today they created simple maps of their school. First I showed them how to find their school in Google Earth, and I pointed out that maps show how places look from above. Next we opened a Pixie template that included a screenshot of the school from Google Earth and a few map symbols to include. You can download the template with the symbols by clicking here (just add a picture of your own school). Students identified the places in the school (playground, cafeteria, track, etc) and dragged the correct map symbols to the map. We discussed the purpose of the map key or legend, and I explained that they would be adding their own symbol to the key. Using the paint brush tool, the students traced over the roads in the picture, then they added a mark in the key to identify the symbol (color) they used for the roads. Finally the students added their own photo and name. You can see a student sample by clicking on the picture.