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Geography · Pre-K

Position Words in Action

Children grow their position words beyond near, on and under: above and below, in front of and behind, between, inside and outside. They spot positions in pictures, sort things that belong inside or outside a home, and act the words out with their own bodies in an 'Olly says' movement game.

  • 2 lessons
  • About 18 min
  • Quiz: 4 questions
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Geography · Pre-K

Routes and Landmarks

Routes get longer and come with turns. Children follow and retell four-stop routes in order, count the landmarks they pass, and learn what makes directions clear: name a landmark that stays put and say what to do there.

  • 2 lessons
  • About 20 min
  • Quiz: 4 questions
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Geography · Pre-K

Picture Maps and Symbols

Maps use symbols: small pictures or shapes that stand for real things. Children match symbols to the things they stand for, meet their first map key (a list that tells what each symbol means), and use the key to find and count places on a picture map of a campground and a park.

  • 2 lessons
  • About 20 min
  • Quiz: 4 questions
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Geography · Pre-K

Landforms and Water in Models

Land and water come in different shapes. Children learn the names of three land shapes (mountain, hill, island) and three kinds of water (river, lake, ocean), sort them, and then build them in a sand tray model: a tall pile for a mountain, a long wet path for a river, a mound with water all around for an island.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 min
  • Quiz: 4 questions
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Geography · Pre-K

Places, Weather and Clothing

Weather changes what we wear and do, and some places are usually hot while others are usually cold. Children name kinds of weather, pick clothes for sunny, rainy and snowy days, and sort things that belong in a hot, dry desert or an icy cold place.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 22 min
  • Quiz: 4 questions
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Geography · Pre-K

Create a Neighborhood Map

A neighborhood is a group of homes and places close together. Children name neighborhood places and what each is for, read a picture map of pretend Olly Street with a key, follow a route along it, and then make their own pretend neighborhood map with paper shapes.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 min
  • Quiz: 4 questions