Maps!

Summer is a great time to find new places to visit! A map can help you. A map is a drawing that shows where things are. It shows what things look like from above.

This is a classroom. Imagine you are looking from the top. You can see tabletops. You can see  chairs. What would your classroom look like on a map?

Summer is a great time to find new places to visit! A map can help you. A map is a drawing that shows where things are. It shows what things look like from above.

This map shows part of a city. You want to go from Juan’s home to the library. How can the map help?

Summer is a great time to find new places to visit! A map can help you. A map is a drawing that shows where things are. It shows what things look like from above.

Maps help you
find the fastest way to get somewhere. Imagine you travel to a national park.
You want to find the ranger station. A map will help you. Imagine you travel to
a city. You want to take the bus. How do you find the correct route? You can
use a map to find that, too.

What Do You Think? What is a place that you want to go? How could you use a map to find it?

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