Social Studies

What are those lines on globes and maps and what do they mean?  We learned about lines of  latitude and longitude this week, and practiced using grids to locate places on maps.  Students also received their first issue of Time for Kids, a weekly magazine that we will be reading to keep up on current events.

Learning about maps via Brain Pop with Annie and Moby

Using coordinates to label a location on a grid to help understand how lines of latitude and longitude work