Ask a volunteer to come to the board and point to and name the seven continents. Ask: What is farthest south on this map? (Antarctica) Point out that Antarctica is a continent-a large body of land. Earth is made up of large bodies of land and water. You can help students remember the clockwise order of the directions on a compass rose with the phrase “ Never Eat Soggy Waffles.”Įxplain that this map shows the world.

Explain that the N stands for “north.” Write on the board what N represents, having students help to name the other directions for S, E, and W. Ask a volunteer to point to the compass rose and name the letters around it. Explain that a compass rose is a symbol that shows directions on a map. Write “compass” before “rose” on the board. Ask if it can be something besides a flower. Write the word “rose” on the board and ask students what it is. Invite the class to read aloud the last two lines of each verse in response to the question in the first two lines, which you will read. You can also give students a copy of the handout or project the poem. Ask them to raise their hands when they hear one.

Beforehand, ask students to listen for directional words. Read aloud a poem about cardinal directions.Įngage students by reading aloud the poem “Geese on the Go” on the handout.

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