ME ON THE MAP

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ME ON THE MAP

• How many MAPS are you on?
• A slide show by Mrs. Forsgren and her First
  Grade students

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About our Project!
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Let the Learning and Creating Begin

• The students begin the unit by listening to Me
  on the Map by Joan Sweeney.
• We spent one day focusing on each map we are part
  of.
• The children made an individual map for each and
  added important features landmarks.
• All maps were complied into a book entitled Me
  on the Map!

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A masterpiece completed!

• A student assembled collection of maps.
• Student created class book entitled From My
  Windowsill..
• Each child created their own timeline with the
  help of 6th grade buddies.
• Last but not least!...Students worked in groups
  of 2-3 to create a slide on one of the Maps they
  are apart of.

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First Grade Slide Guide

• At least 3 things you learned about the map.
• At least one image but not more than four about
  the map.
• Write/draw word image ideas on slide practice
  paper.
• With teacher assistance, create slide on
  computer.
• 3 fonts to choose from, locating images
• LET THE SLIDE SHOW BEGIN

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My Roomby students names

• Share my room with my brother
• I have my own room
• Bed
• Toy box
• 2 windows
• Dresser
• Train track

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My Homeby students names

• Apartment
• Trailer house
• Regular house
• In town
• In the country
• I have 2 homes.

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My Town Barnesvilleby students names

• Blue Eagle Park Dairy Queen
• Atkinson Elementary Fire Department
• Super Value store Public Library

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My State Minnesotaby students names

• St. Paul is the capital
• Mall of America
• Duluth has a suspension bridge
• Paul Bunyan Legend
• A lot of lakes
• Mississippi River and I can spell it!

Mississippi
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My Country USAby student names

• Our capital is Washington D.C.
• 50 states
• Alaska Hawaii dont touch the others.
• Mexico and Canada are our neighbors.
• Minnesota is North.
• Texas is the biggest.
• Rhode Island is the smallest.

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My Continent North Americaby students names

• The countries that are in North America are
• USA
• MEXICO
• CANADA
• We think Greenland is too!
• Three oceans surround it.

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My World Earthby

• The earth is round.
• It is covered with a lot of water.
• There are 7 continents.
• North America
• South America
• Africa
• Asia
• Australia
• Europe
• Antarctica
• There are 4 oceans.

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Thank you for watching our slide show!

• DO YOU REMEMBER HOW
• MANY MAPS YOU
• ARE ON?