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Geography · Grade 1

Plan an Accessible Route

Learners find the barriers and helps along a route (stairs and ramps, high curbs and curb cuts, elevators, crosswalks and wide, smooth paths), read accessibility symbols on map keys, and plan and compare routes on grid maps by counting blocks and avoiding barriers. They finish by explaining a route choice with evidence from the map, so that a route works for everyone.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 55 minutes
  • Accessible routes check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, count, plot points, match pairs and type a number
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What learners will discover

  • Name barriers and helps along a route, such as stairs and ramps, high curbs and curb cuts, elevators and crosswalks.
  • Read accessibility symbols on a map key to find entrances, ramps and elevators.
  • Plan and compare routes on a grid map by counting blocks and avoiding barriers.
  • Explain a route choice using evidence from the map.

Lessons

  1. Barriers and helps 7 steps4 practiceabout 13 min
  2. Accessibility symbols on maps 7 steps4 practiceabout 13 min
  3. Plan and compare routes 7 steps4 practiceabout 15 min
  4. Explain your route with evidence 8 steps4 practiceabout 12 min
  5. Accessible routes check 8 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Globe ExplorerSpin a real 3D globe, flip to the flat map, and find continents, oceans and countries.
  • Mapmaker QuestFollow directions to make a map, then read its legend, compass rose and scale.
  • Landform ExplorerMountains, valleys, peninsulas and deltas — learn the shapes of the land and find them on Earth.

More 1st grade geography

Guide for grown-ups