Many times, however, the news is not appropriate for the K-2 student. Therefore, other activities must be used at the Family Geography sessions. Listed are a few sample activities to address the standards. Some of the activities have been field tested in family geography sessions. Read the book, Me on a Map .
Students create their own book writing it from who they are to being part of the world.
Applying cardinal direction skills by playing Crazy Bug Game. Collecting a variety of maps to identify and describe their basic elements. Show spatial information on geographic representations by reading a literature story and creating a map to illustrate the narrative. Include the basic elements and map grid. Write geographic questions to the maps.