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A girl looks at a table at differently-shaped objects from above.A Bird’s Eye View of the Classroom
A man points to a map of the United States of America on a table with a boy and a girl.A Closer Look at Different Kinds of Maps
A boy and a girl position two different block towers in relation to each other based on a paper card on a table.Block Party
A man sits on a chair and points to a map of the United States of America.Different Kinds of Maps
A boy draws a pathway between landmarks on a farm scene.Follow Henry’s Map
A man sits with a boy and a girl at a table while they place pictures of children on a handmade map of a classroom.Friends on the Map
A man holds up a card showing a spatial relationship between a cartoon girl and a goat while two kids position paper bags with the characters.Gracie and the Goat
A man holds up a cartoon character cutout of Gracie while children hold up their right hands in a preschool classroom.Gracie Says: Left! Right!
A man sits at a table and arranges brightly colored shapes onto a piece of blank paper while a girl and a boy watch.Little Classroom Maps
A man and a boy point to landmarks on a printout of a farm map in a preschool classroom.Make a Walkable Map
A boy draws a map on a piece of paper with a marker.Make an Obstacle Course Map
A boy places paper strips and landmarks on a piece of paper to make a map.Make Your Own Map
A man stands in front of a preschool bulletin board and places a blue rectangle on a handmade map of the classroom.Map the Classroom
A boy walks between two chairs in a preschool classroom.Navigate an Obstacle Course
A smiling girl holds up a printout of a maze with a pathway hand drawn from the start to finish.Navigating Amazing Maps
A boy holds a clipboard with a treasure map while he points to a small box under a slide.Navigating a Treasure Map
Four children stand in a line in the classroom holding onto the shoulders of the child in front.Play Caterpillar
Children sit in a row in a preschool and pretend to row a boat, each rowing on their left side.Play Paddleboat
A man, a boy, and a girl point to colorful shapes that represent objects on a large handmade map of a classroom.To the Rescue!
A boy draws a pathway with a marker between, over, around, and through landmarks on a printout of a farm map.Where Did the Piggies Go?
A boy points to a girl who is standing and smiling in a preschool classroom.Who’s Where? Freeze Dance