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Magical Maps

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Second graders discuss the importance of using maps and how they are used. After they listen to a folktale, they develop their own story line maps and write their own folktale to accompany a map. They also identify and locate the seven continents on a world map.

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location, Maps

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location, Maps, english language arts
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2nd
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English Language Arts
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