A blue line on a map often stands for a river or stream.
map symbol
Symbols help maps stay simple.
Example: Blue map lines often show water.
Use map symbols, directions, and landmarks to understand local places more clearly.
A map is a picture of a place from above. Symbols stand for real things, and directions help us explain location accurately.
Open one card at a time, read the text together, and use the audio button when hearing the line once helps.
map symbol
Symbols help maps stay simple.
Example: Blue map lines often show water.
direction words
These help us describe where places are.
Example: Directions improve map reading.
location clue
Use direction words to compare one place with another.
Example: The library is east of the school.
local geography
Landmarks make directions easier to understand.
Example: Landmarks help us navigate.
These next steps stay in the same stage so the child does not get sent backward.
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