Kindergarten Spring History — Calendar Time, Holidays Across Traditions, and Mapping Our Neighborhood

History · GEO K (KS1 Geog 1.1; CA K.4.3 stretch toward 1.2.4) hist.gK.s.geo.cardinal_directions

Name and use the four cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) with North = up

Name North, South, East, West; recognize the convention that North is at the top of most maps; use 'North of', 'South of', 'East of', 'West of' to describe relative location of objects in the classroom and on the neighborhood map.

Mastery threshold

80%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30

Prereqs

Understand that a map is a small picture that stands for a real place

Successors

Draw a simple map of the route from home to school (or another familiar route)
hist.g1.f.geo.simple_compass
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Common misconceptions

Believing North is 'up in the sky' (vertical) — actually it's a horizontal direction on the ground
Reversing East and West (mirror confusion)
Treating 'right' and 'left' as the same as 'East' and 'West' regardless of which way you face

Exercise pool (3)

Diff	Stem	Type
1	Color in this blank compass rose. Label each direction: N at top, S at bottom, E at right, W at left.	label compass rose
2	I will call out a cardinal direction. Walk 4 steps that way and freeze. Listen: NORTH. SOUTH. EAST. WEST.	walk to direction
4	Look at the Neighborhood Map (MG-4). Tell me: 'The library is ___ of the school' and 'The park is ___ of the school.' Use cardinal...	describe relative location