Today...I am not a writer! No lists, no small moments, no stories, no creativity!

I am, however, addicted to blogs! I am posting my exciting find and that is it....

States and Abbreviations

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Mapping Skills Part 1

I have been working on and off all summer to add some things to our social studies unit. I was Blog Hopping and looking at some other sites including Beth Newingham and her regions tour. I was in need of inspiration and direction. After looking at Beth Newingham's region tour, I decided it was a little too much for 2nd graders and 1st quarter. Her site did give me a direction and lots of inspiration. So, I have decided to go with a camping theme in my classroom and we will go Camping Across America. We will visit 23 states and learn about one or two attraction in each state. We will also be discussing the Native American tribes of that area on Friday. We will be starting with Cardinal and Ordinal Directions. This is the Compass Rose that I created to go with the lesson.

Click Here to Download Compass Rose from Google Docs.

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Camping Across America: Mapping Skills

So, I have my traditional Summer Vacation Cold! Every vacation I get sick...doesn't matter what I do. The good news is that it is 106 degrees outside, so I am enjoying my cold medicine, thankful for the air conditioning and trying to get some work done.

Today, I made a Mapping Skills powerpoint to go along with the Arizona State Standards and fit into my camping theme. I also created a fill-in compass rose worksheet.

♥Christa

Map Skills Powerpoint

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