M is for Map

Mommy & Me Book Club
Gathering Activity	Look at an atlas and find our state and city on a map. Talk about what the different lines and symbols mean (the basics such as roads, lakes, etc.)
Welcome Announcements:	Welcome Song (tune: London Bridges) Come along and clap with me, Clap with me, clap with me. Come along and clap with me, It’s time for us to start.
Circle Time	The More We Get Together Sing ABC song. Count from 1-10 forward and backward.
Book Time	Henry’s Map—David Elliot
Art Activity (Fine motor skills activity)	Make Map M’s—Cut out an M from a map. From: http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/category/letter-m
Snack
Game  (Gross motor skills activity)	Make our own treasure maps. Have a scavenger hunt using a map I made for the kids to find the ‘treasure’/snack.
Closing	Good-bye Song (tune: Here We Are Together) Now we wave good-bye, Good-bye, good-bye. Now we wave good-bye, I’ll see you next time.
Other	Resources: Books about maps: As the Crow Flies: A First Book of Maps—Gail Hartman Mapping Penny’s World—Loreen Leedy Me on the Map—Joan Sweeney The Scrambled States of America—Laurie Keller Maps and Globes—Jack Knowlton Follow that Map!—Scot Ritchie ABC USA—Martin Jarrie There’s a Map on My Lap! All About Maps—Tish Rabe The Once Upon Time Map Book—B.G. Hennessy Puzzle Island—Paul Adshead Maps—Alksandra Mizielinska My World & Globe—Ira Wolfman X Marks the Spot—R. Schuyler Hooke