Reading a Street Map with a Mouse

A lesson this past week was on reading a simple street map. I created a map out of construction paper to lay out on the classroom floor. I put it together complete with local landmarks the kids know and we all gathered on the floor to learn. I recently found the mouse from "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..." so I used him to help us. We moved him around the map to different locations.

It was a fun activity and the kids especially enjoyed playing with our little mouse friend.