This collection can help teach an assortment of map skills through activities that address the spatial thinking abilities of young children and developmental appropriateness. This website has many different lesson plans for grades K-6.
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This link leads to a video that gives a lesson plan used in a classroom that explores emigration using maps and technology to show multiple migration routes.
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This link leads to a website with many different lesson plans on geography for all age groups from Literacy and STEM to history.
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This is a lesson plan on maps, what they are, their purpose, and why they are important. Students practice using the language of location and then apply that language when creating a map of their classroom. They use the map to locate hidden items in the classroom.
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This song explains the importance of Latitude and Longitude to the tune of "You Don't Know You're Beautiful" by One Direction.
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This website is a series of games that students can play to learn more about world geography, its mountain ranges, rivers, countries, oceans, capitals, lakes, etc.
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This PBS documentary is an inspiring story about how one discovered to navigate the open seas.
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