Lesson Title Mapping your Date Tuesday Nov.

27th
bedroom

Subject/Grade Grade one/ Social Time Duration 30mins

Level Studies
Unit Unit 3: Looking at my Teacher Ms. Etherington
world

General Learning GLO 1

Outcomes
Specific Learning SLO 1- develop skills of geographical thinking: understand that globes
Outcomes and maps are visual representations of the world. - Students will be
introduced to mapping around their home, community and the world.

Main Inquiry What is a map?

Questions What could you use a map for? (ex. travel, home
improvements/designs)
Guiding Questions Where are you?
Where is your town?

Formative Students will be assessed on their ability to explain what a map is and
Assessment illustrate a map of their bedroom and label the objects.

Resources Book- Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney

Materials ‘Bedroom map’ worksheet

Prior to Lesson Review classroom expectations, students are sitting in their carpet
spots, sitting up straight and quietly and eyes on the teacher.

Introduction - _10_ Mins

Work period Students will be given some time to finish drawing and writing about
their ‘community landmark’ tourism page. Afterwards, students can
share their work with the class.
Attention Grabber Pre-reading: Students will be shown the cover of the ‘Me on the map’
picture book and asked to make predictions about what will happen in
the story. Students will be introduced to mapping and discovering the
world around them.
Assessment of “Do you know what a map is?” “What can maps be used for?”
Prior Knowledge “Where are we?”(In relation to the world)
Body - _18_ Mins
Learning Activity • “We are going to read a story about a little girl and how she maps
#1 her world. She will show us her home, her city, and where she is in
relation to the world.”
• Students will be read the story aloud and asked guiding questions
related to their homes and their community. ‘
Learning Activity Students will be asked to draw, colour and label a map of their
#2 bedroom.
First, the class will brainstorm ideas of what they have in their room
and the teacher will make a mind map with examples.
They will draw their maps on a blank page.

Teacher Notes: If students finish early they can turn the page over and draw a map of
Assessments/ the front of their house.
Differentiation
Closure - _2_ Mins
Consolidation of Group discussion: “What can maps be used for?” (When you’re
Learning traveling to different place, city map, GPS for driving, home
renovations/ improvements, etc.)