Day 2

Title: More Maps and Globes

Whole group

Standards: SS.K.G.1.2- Explain that maps and globes help to locate different places and that

globes are a model of the Earth.

LAFS.K.RL.1.1- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a

text.

LAFS.K.SL.2.6- Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

LAFS.K.SL.1.2- Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or

through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting

clarification if something is not understood.

Objective: Students will be able to explain that a globe is a model of the earth and that it is

important for travel and locating things.

Materials:

 Large globe

 Maps for students

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 Large map to show

 Copies of poem

 Access to the read aloud

 Laptops/iPads that have access to Flipgrid

 Pieces of paper for responses

Procedures

 Review yesterday’s material

 Ask students to recall yesterday’s details about maps

 Review map information by reading and analyzing the poem “Maps” by Carol Weston
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o Each student should receive a copy of the poem

o After reading the poem together, discuss the importance of maps

 Globes

o Show the globe to the class and explain that just as maps are important, globes are

important too

o Explain that globes, just like maps, show the earth, but that globes are round and

show the whole earth while maps can show parts of the earth and are flat
 o Listen to the read aloud Maps are Flat, Globes are Round

o After listening to the read aloud, ask students to recall important information

about globes, specifically.

o Clarify that globes can also be used to locate things, but that maps are easier to

use when locating very specific things, like your house or the library

o Create a Venn diagram on the board and have students come up with differences

and similarities between maps and globes

Evaluation

Using a FlipGrid or a piece of paper, students will explain the main difference between maps and

globes.

Resources

Flipgrid. (2019). Flipgrid. Flipgrid. https://info.flipgrid.com/

Inc, E. C. (n.d.). Read Maps Are Flat, Globes Are Round on Epic. Read Maps Are Flat, Globes

Are Round on Epic. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from

https://www.getepic.com/book/15277363/maps-are-flat-globes-are-round

‌Weston, C. (n.d.). Maps [Review of Maps].