Maps and Locations

Social Studies
Learning Objective 1
Boston International School
Second term 2019
OBJECTIVE
To identify the different uses and purposes of the
map and the types of landforms in the world..

Learning objective:
Locating different places on a map according to their
relative and absolute location.
• Biblical principle:
God created the geography. He knows the
beginning and the end of the Earth
• Matthew 2:1(ICB)
Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in
Judea during the time when Herod was king. After
Jesus was born, some wise men from the east
came to Jerusalem.
CLASSROOM PROJECT
Map skills: Students will create a map grid of a country.
• Choose 1 locations, such as cities, unique landforms, or historic landmarks
of a country. Talk about them.
• Use the location function on a map
• Say a prayer of blessing for that place.
• Make the map grid
• Bring pictures to the class of those places.

• Deadline: Group: 3 people

Rubric
• Actively participation in all activities
• Use the vocabulary in context
• Pronunciation
• Teamwork
• Creativity
• Responsibility
 Let’s play a game
http://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/30
03

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Czk4p5QmLSA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=dp8VOG8Cgag
Maps and locations

Maps are useful to find the location

or the place where something is.
The relative location tells what a
place is near. The absolute
location is the exact location of a
place, your address is an absolute
location.
Relative location
Absolute location
 TREASURE MAP
BRITISH COUNCIL KIDS

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/short-
stories-the-treasure-map-worksheet.pdf

VIDEO: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/short-stories/the-
treasure-map
Romans 6:4 (HCSB)
4 Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into
death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the
dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in a
new way of life.
In our true identity:
WE ARE Obedient
WE ARE Holy
WE ARE Light
WE ARE God’s children
BOSTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Song of the month: Casting Crowns – Only Jesus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eQd3K2Fxp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAtx1y58jS0