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Your teacher has labeled the walls of the classroom with North, South, East, and West. Discuss:
Suppose you could walk through the wall labeled North and keep on walking in a straight line. Discuss:
Look at a globe of the Earth.
Below is an for extending this topic beyond the activity & exploration you just completed.
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In this Read-Along lesson, Ryan’s camping trip with his dad includes a night of stargazing, and a mystery to solve. The lesson includes a short exercise where students imagine what they might see looking through a telescope. You can extend the lesson with the optional activity, Where Is North?, that helps students learn the cardinal directions.
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Blank Paper (8.5 x 11")
Used to make Cardinal Direction signs for the classroom. Recycled is fine. |
4 sheets per class |
Globe | 1 globe per class |
For the Read-Along lesson, you don’t need any materials.
As an optional activity, we suggest a National Geographic activity that teaches your students the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west).
Make four signs: North, South, East, and West
Here’s one easy way to figure out where each sign goes:
For most young students, identifying the directions will be enough. If you wish to take the activity further, you will also need a compass and a globe.
Student slideshow: English | Spanish
Teacher printout: English & Spanish
After you complete the lesson and activity, try this extension.
The National Geographic Society offers more activities related to the cardinal directions (north, south, east, west).
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