About this book
Look from above. Read the key. Find the way.
Young learners visit a made-up classroom, Sunny Park and Maple Town to discover how maps work. They compare pictures from the side and from above, read symbols and keys, follow simple routes with left, right and a north arrow, and then make and check a map of their own.
- Bird’s-eye views: from the classroom to the park
- Symbols and keys that a friend can read
- Left, right, routes and a first look at north
- Make a map with a title, key and route
With explained answers for adults at the back
Look inside
What this book covers
Covered
What is inside: maps from above, symbols and keys, left and right, short routes, a first look at north, and making a map.
Not covered
- Not inside: real cities, real addresses or world maps.
- Every place is made up.
Before you start, you should be able to
- I know places like a school, a store and a park.
- I can follow a line with my finger.
Notices
All places, people and maps in this book are made up. Children never need to map their own home or real route.
Pictures in this book are simplified learning models. Check answers with the explanations at the back of the book.
The steps in this book
- Step 1: Get Ready
Show what you already know. An adult notes where to start and what help you need.
- Step 2: Learn It
Meet one new map idea, with big pictures and a few key words.
- Step 3: See It
See it done, one small step at a time.
- Step 4: Try It Together
Try it with help boxes. The help gets smaller each page.
- Step 5: On Your Own
Try it on your own: circle, match, trace, draw and tell why.
- Step 6: Look Back
Look back at earlier pages so the ideas stay strong.
- Step 7: Check and Fix
Adults check answers at the back. Each answer says why, names a common mix-up and how to help.
What is in the book
The modules
- Module 1: Places from abovePages 5–14
- Module 2: Symbols and map keysPages 15–24
- Module 3: Directions and routesPages 25–34
- Module 4: Make and check a mapPages 35–44
Contents
- Readiness check, pp. 3–4. Before Module 1. Its table tells you where to start.
- Modules, pp. 5–44
- Checkpoints, pp. 14, 24, 34, 44. The last page of each module.
- Mixed review, pp. 45–48. Questions from across the book, mixed together.
- Exit check, pp. 49–50. A last check across the book.
- Reflect and repair, p. 51
- Try again, p. 52. Fresh questions like those in the exit check.
- Extra practice, pp. 53–58
- Answers and explanations, pp. 59–64. Notes in this part are headed “Why”, “Common mistake”, “Help” and “Look for”.