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Which House?
January 1, 1993... Good News! Sue is moving to Red Road. Read the rhymes. Write the house numbers on the signs. Find the house where Sue will live. The house made of bricks is number six. 6 A baby named Kevin lives in number seven. 7 A cat up a tree...

Whose Room?
January 1, 1993... Ken is Sue's brother. He took a picture of his new bedroom. KEN'S MAP Then Ken made a map. It looks like the picture. 1 Put a B on the bed in the picture. Put a B on the bed on the map. 2 Put an S on the ship in the...

Safe from a fire.
January 1, 1993... A house caught on fire. The people knew how to get out quickly. They met at a tree. Fire fighters put out the fire. All the people were safe. RELATED ARTICLE: On Your Own On a piece of paper, draw a map of your home. Show two ways to...

Backyard surprice.
January 1, 1993... Tony was in the backyard. He heard a noise. He saw a small turtle. The turtle had two heads. Tony took good care of the turtle. He named it Jon and Bob. This is a picture of Tony's backyard. 1 Put an X on the tree near the picnic...

The school is ready.
January 1, 1993... A big storm hit a school. Some windows broke. The roof leaded. The school had to be closed. Workers put in new windows. They fixed the roof. Now children can go back school. Look at the map. Follow the directions. (1) Ted and Rita...

Walk Around School.
January 1, 1993... North, south, east, and west are direction words. They help you find your way around the school. 1 Find the north side of the school. Circle North. 2 Find the south side of the school. Circle South. 3 Find the west side of the...

Our Globe.
January 1, 1993... We live on the planet Earth. This is a photo of Earth. This is a globe. A globe is round. It is a model of Earth. North is toward the North Pole. South is toward the South Pole. West is to the left. East is to...

Land and Water.
January 1, 1993... Land and water cover Earth. On many globes and maps, water is shown as blue. Land is often shown as green. Make the big globe look like the globe above. (1) Color the water blue. (2) Color the land green. (3) Draw the land...

New Supermarket Opens.
January 1, 1993... Look at this map of the store. It has names and pictures to show where some things are in the store. Use the map to help you do these things. (1) Draw a [circle] around some candy. (2) Draw a [square] around some meat. (3)Draw a...

Let's Go to the Mall.
January 1, 1993... A mall has many stores. Look at this map of a mall. One entrance is on the south. Put an X on that entrance. Start there. Draw a path through the mall to find the things on the list. Circle each thing as you find it in the mall. ...

Zoo News.
January 1, 1993... Follow the directions to see a new baby. (1) Start at the zoo entrance. Draw a path north to the dot by the tigers. (2) Follow the path east to the next dot by the elephants. (3) At that dot, go north to the next dot. (4) Go...

Opening Day.
January 1, 1993... It's opening day at the Summer Park. The park has four parts. The signs will help you find your way around. (1) On the map, underline the names of the four parts of the park. (2) Circle the water slide on the map. Which part of the park...

Mr. Clinton Goes to Washington, D.C.
January 1, 1993... Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas. Then he was elected President of the United States. He and his moved to Washington, D.C. 1 Put an X on Arkansas. 2 Find the star that shows Washington, D.C. Circle that star. 3 Draw a line...

Visit Washington, D.C.
January 1, 1993... Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States. There are many special places to visit. Look at the map of Washington, D.C. It has a map key. The map key uses pictures and words to help you find your way. 1 Find the White House...

Visit the United States.
January 1, 1993... Make this map your own special map. 1 Find the state you live in. Draw a picture of your face in or near your state. 2 Choose a state to visit. Draw a line under its name. 3 Mark a path from your state to the state you are going to...

Unit 1: Maps at Home.
January 1, 1993... Background Information Moving Day. Two big men came and hauled away Our beds and chairs and things today; And now we're at the other end, Where I don't have a single friend. The rooms are turned about and strange-- I...

Word List.
January 1, 1993... capital-The capital of the United States is the city where the President lives and works. Washington D.C., is the capital of the United States. Compass rose-A compass rose is a drawing on a map that shows the directions, north, south,...

Series Overview.
January 1, 1993... Students in today's classrooms need to develop a geographic awareness that will prepare them for a global future. Simply learning geographic concepts and mastering map skills will not be enough. The future asks that students integrate these...

At Home and School Overview.
January 1, 1993... The book begins with a story about a new family in a neighborhood. Students learn to identify different features of homes in the neighborhood and then, inside a home, to compare a photograph of a room to a drawing, using map symbols. They use...

Skills Overview.
January 1, 1993... Students learn to use * a photograph and drawing to find places in a room and a map to find places in a neighborhood; * the direction words left and right to establish Location on a map; * cardinal directions and a compass rose to...

Suggested Monthly Plan.(teaching)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... By using timely topics and current events to introduce concepts and teach corresponding skills, the Weekly Reader USING MAPS series updates and enriches your social studies curriculum. Although each unit of study in USING MAPS... at Home...

Classroom. (Resources).(teaching)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Gather local maps, state maps, and a map of the United States and North America; a globe; a flashlight; red yarn; local phone books; a compass; crayons; and drawing paper.

Community. (Resources).(teaching)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... To find places that sell or donate maps in your community, look in the Yellow Pages, Blue Pages, or White Pages of your local phone book under the following headings: Yellow Pages Gasoline Service Stations ...

Books To Enjoy. (Resources).(teaching)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Reserve one or more of these books at the school or public library for the duration of the unit. Try to read aloud two or more times a week. Encourage students to read some of the books on their own or with a book buddy. The House That...

Read-Aloud Books. (Resources).(teaching)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... A House Is a House for Me, Mary Ann Hoberman, Puffin Books, 1982 The Biggest House in the World, Leo Lionni, Knopf, 1987 Adam Draws Himself a Dragon, Irina Korschunow, HarperCollins, 1986 A Kid's Guide to Washington, D.C.,...

Unit 2: Maps at School.(teaching)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Background Information If Our School Were on the Moon We'd take a rocket to the moon; We would arrive for lunch at noon. We'd look around, then study hard, Then jet back home to our backyard. Getting to school and...

Unit 3: Maps of Special Places.(teaching)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Background Information "Please Do Not Feed the Animals" is clearly posted in most zoos. Zoos want their animals to be healthy, so they carefully supervise what they eat. Zoo kitchens prepare the meals. Nutritionists write up the "menu" for...

Unit 4: Maps for Travel.(teaching)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1993... Background Information Every American owns a house in Washington, D.C. It's the White House, where the President of the United States lives and works. The White House is more than 200 years old. George Washington, our first President,...