Map Skills

 If you ask middle schoolers to name all the states, many will be unable to do this. Additionally, if you ask students about directions, it will often be a struggle. While most will mention landmarks, such as well-known places, many will struggle using coordinates. This is exactly why students must learn map skills! One day, they will be driving and need to get around. So, they will need to know about scales, symbols, and locations. Whether using map skills worksheets or hands-on projects, students will significantly benefit from this instruction. Thankfully, the Map Skills: Design Your Own Amusement Park provides a wonderful challenge in a highly engaging format!



Map Skills: Design Your Amusement Park 


Students love amusement parks! For some, it is all about rides. For others, it is about the shows and food. Honestly, there is so much to do at amusement parks! So, this is the perfect element to bring in when working on map skills. 


This project allows students to design their own amusement park using map skills learned in class. This includes map elements, such as a scale, legend, symbols, and more! Honestly, students always have so much fun working on this project! It is a favorite each year. 




Setting the Tone 


Every amusement park has its own theme. This is a fantastic way to draw interest and encourage people to visit. So, students will create a theme for their park. Whether this is Rock N’ Roll, Video Games, or Vampires, students will love bringing their ideas to life! Seeing students' excitement as they walk around the classroom and explore all the unique themes is always amazing. 





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As the weather warms up, students will start to see advertisements, commercials, and features of amusement parks. Companies do this to entice people to visit. Additionally, they want to show off something special. While working on map skills worksheets, students will also do this! They will write about their “best” ride. They will explain the features, such as twists, turns, and hills. Honestly, this is a fantastic way to combine geography and language arts! 


Limited Prep Project 

Students love working on projects and letting their creativity soar. However, there is often a lot of prep with them. Thankfully, that is not true with the Map Skills: Design Your Own Amusement Park project! There is a detailed assignment sheet and mapping essentials handout. Both are super helpful for students! Additionally, there is an amusement park planner worksheet, two marking guides, and teacher instructions. There is even a student example! 





Middle school students have so much going on in their lives. Honestly, many say this is the most challenging age to go through! Luckily, amazing teachers work hard to create hands-on, engaging lessons. This is crucial to ensuring students learn the material. Thankfully, the Map Skills: Design Your Own Amusement Park ensures students work on material they will use throughout their lives! Best of all, the map skills worksheets and project creates learning students absolutely love! 


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End of the Year

 As crazy as it seems, it is time to focus on the end of the year! While some weeks dragged on for so long, the months passed quickly. So, students are in the final countdown for summer. While teachers are ready for a break, there is still a lot of planning to do! One of the top items includes end of the year high school activities. Teachers want students to remember this year forever, and the right activities can help do that! Thankfully, the End of the Year Activities for Teens and Tweens provide many amazing options! 



Making the Year Memorable 


Many times, elementary students have extravagant end of the year activities. This includes special trips, field day events, and celebrations. However, acknowledging this special time is just as important for high school students! As each year continues, students are one step closer to becoming independent young adults going through many changes. So, they deserve special end of the year high school activities that they can always look back on. 


End of the Year Activities for Teens and Tweens 


Planning at the end of the year is stressful! Students anxiously await summer break, so it can be hard for them to focus. Thankfully, this package includes 18 different activities for students to complete as they near the last few days of school. 


The variety of projects help ensure there are end of the year high school activities for every student. For instance, there are reflection activities that will help students reflect on this year. This includes looking back at the year in a nutshell, an idiom poetry project, and making an advertisement about the world's greatest classroom. Additionally, students will reflect on their past, present, and future goals. This is an excellent activity as they approach summer and onto the next step in their lives. 




Since students love music and social media, there are even projects incorporating that. For example, students will make a soundtrack of their lives, create selfies and snapshots, and do a fun tweet activity. 


As students near the last day, there are even activities to show appreciation. Specifically, this includes a project where they thank someone for their help this year. Additionally, they will even write about their life lessons and advice to future students. 


Academic Skills 


Teachers always worry about students remembering all the skills learned this year. Luckily, the End of the Year Activities for Teens and Tweens allows students to work on many skills. Between various writing aspects to researching music, students will work hard and focus on the end of the year assignments. 


Print and Go 


One of the best parts of the End of the Year Activities for Teens and Tweens is how the activities are print and go! Everything is ready, so teachers won’t have to spend hours planning and preparing! Thankfully, this allows time for cleaning out cabinets, finalizing grades, and taking in those last days with students. 


While students are excited about summer, they are also worried, anxious, and nervous. They are comfortable in their classroom, so it can be hard to process the upcoming changes. Thankfully, the End of the Year Activities for Teens and Tweens provide lots of opportunities for reflection while making memorable activities. 





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