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#4205. Green Kissing Toads

Social Studies, level: Middle
Posted Mon Jun 30 14:30:44 PDT 2008 by David Harpine (David Harpine).
Graniteville, SC
Materials Required: None
Activity Time: 10 - 15 minutes
Concepts Taught: Map Skills

Objective: Students will learn the parts of a map in order to use maps in geography class.

Procedure:

A simple lesson to remember the parts of a map...

Tell students... "Today we will learn about Green Kissing Toads"

Introduce the Mnemonic and have students copy the information into their notebooks.

Throughout the year ask students what "GKTOADS" stands for.

Lesson:

So what does "GKTOADS" stand for? Here it is...

Green Kissing Toads
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Conclusion: Quiz students over "GKTOADS" (Green Kissing Toads