Promote collaboration in your classroom with a cardboard maze! Have you ever noticed the similarities between road maps and mazes? We have been exploring the connection between the two in our preschool classroom... Begin with a Book We began our day by reading the book Along a Long Road by Frank Viva.

If you love the outdoors and love to spend time exploring the woods, then it is wise to learn some basic wilderness survival skills. No one expects to ever be in a survival situation, but knowing how to navigate with a compass can be a real lifesaver. A basic compass (even when used without a…

My son loves making cool gadgets. For his latest creation, he learned how to make his own compass. The supplies are simple: plastic lid or shallow bowl needle or straight pin a bar magnet

Created for student in 2nd-4th grade, Barefoot Island is a fun, engaging project to help reinforce mapping skills. Students create their own legend using 10-15 symbols that are typically found on maps (i.e. Grocery Store, Gas Station, School). They then add those symbols to their map of Barefoot Isl...

Ahh Swag, in the geocaching world it is the "treasure" in treasure hunting but what is it really? When a geocache gets initially "hidden" many times the owner places trinkets, knick-knacks and treasures inside for other geocachers to find and trade from. The idea is that the "finder" opens up the geocache, signs the log book and trades items they are carrying for the swag found in the geocache. The rule of geocaching states that if you trade an item from the geocache you should replace it…

Map skills are an essential outdoor skill. Here's a successful method for teaching kids map reading skills.

Here is a fun worksheet on reading maps. I did a zoo theme for a particular student in my class who is crazy about wild animals. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Maps

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Guest post by Karrie from Happy Money Saver Looking for a fun and inexpensive activity to get the kids outside while you discover new places and real “treasure”? Then you will want to check out geocaching! What is Geocaching? Geocaching is a fun treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. Basically you just search out and find hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. People from all ages are…

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A few years ago a friend of mine mentioned something about this thing called geocaching that she had been doing. It sounded like fun, but w...

Read about how the Google Maps team mapped the Grand Canyon on foot.

If you love the outdoors and love to spend time exploring the woods, then it is wise to learn some basic wilderness survival skills. No one expects to ever be in a survival situation, but knowing how to navigate with a compass can be a real lifesaver. A basic compass (even when used without a…

If you love the outdoors and love to spend time exploring the woods, then it is wise to learn some basic wilderness survival skills. No one expects to ever be in a survival situation, but knowing how to navigate with a compass can be a real lifesaver. A basic compass (even when used without a…