Map Skills

Map Skills

Map Skills by Continental Press takes a grade-by-grade approach to teaching students how to interpret and learn from maps and globes, a fundamental content theme found in nearly every state’s academic standards. These fun, full-color workbooks use short lessons to teach the student how to read and use maps. Continental Press Grades 2-8

Teaches grade-appropriate skills at each level. Topics/skills include:

  • Symbols
  • Map keys
  • Boundaries
  • Map scale and grid
  • Political and physical maps
  • Climate and time zones
  • Reading map projections
  • Using the atlas