Postcard/Geography Lesson 4

We started our geography lesson looking at the Washington State map. I was explaining that maps show us many things especially how to get some place.

Selena, while looking at the map suddenly got all excited and wanted a Pirate map. She must have packed this map around for half the day referring to it as he pirate map. Thank goodness it is one of those laminated maps!

This morning I created two pirate maps for Selena. The idea was she had to start in the same area, and follow my directions on the map to find her little treasure that I had hidden the night before.

You might have to click on the map to see it better, I should have scanned it in but was too lazy!

Selena is carefully studying her Pirate map to figure out where to go!

She is headed on her way to find the treasure. Not to leave you hanging she did eventually find both of her treasures. I did have to help her, but she found the first one in the living room and the second one was in her bedroom. She had a lot of fun with this activity but I think we are going to be finished with maps for a while.

I am going to get the wooded puzzle of the United States (yes I know that is a map too) and we will start looking at all our wonderful postcards, sharing them with you and placing the states in our puzzle.

If you would love to participate there is two ways. Link up with a geography or history lesson that you are doing with your kids below, we will come visit. Or if you would still like to exchange postcards, leave me a comment telling me you want a postcard. You can go here to see just how the postcard exchange works.