• Use cardinal or intermediate directions on maps, globes or wherever a person is.

• north/east/south/west

northeast/southeast/southwest/northwest

(Ideas relate to a unit on dairy farming)

Using Cardinal or Intermediate Directions on Maps, Globes. or Wherever the Person is Located.

• Examine maps in plat books showing farms in the local area. Use the terms north, east, south, west, northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest to describe locations.

• Plan a visit to a farm and use cardinal and intermediate directions to describe the route.

• Race to the place. Place the names of locations on dairy farms on cards. Make two copies of each card. Attach the cards to members of the class. Describe the location using cardinal and intermediate directions. The players must run to a map, find the place, and return to their original locations.

• Use a map of known or hypothetical dairy farms. Locate items on the maps by using cardinal and/or intermediate directions.

• Use maps of where dairy farms have been or are located. Locate places on the maps by using cardinal and/or intermediate directions.

• Play a game with information about dairy farms. Have students move things in designated directions on a map game board.

• Have students move about the room in various directions. Through the use of cardinal and intermediate directions, lead them to a "dairy farm treasure."

• Take a field trip to a dairy farm or grocery store which sells dairy products. Create a map on which to plan the route. Use cardinal and intermediate directions to describe the route.

• Locate the best areas in which to locate dairy farms. Use cardinal and intermediate directions to describe locations.

• Use a globe to find places where dairy farms are located, and dairy products are transported, and sold throughout the world. Describe locations by using cardinal and intermediate directions.

• Use a map of known or hypothetical orchards. Locate items on the maps by using cardinal and/or intermediate directions.

• Use maps of where apples have been or are grown. Locate items on the maps by using cardinal and/or intermediate directions.

• Play a game with information about apples. Have students move things in designated directions on a map game board.

• Have students move about the room in various directions. Through the use of directions, lead them to an "apple treasure."

• Take a field trip to an apple orchard or grocery store which sells apples and apple products. Create a map on which to plan the route. Use cardinal and intermediate directions to describe the route.

• Locate the best areas in which to grow special varieties of apples. Use cardinal and intermediate directions to describe locations.

• Use a globe to locate places where apples are grown, transported, and sold throughout the world. Describe locations by using cardinal and intermediate directions.

• Maps that show a compass rose.

• Pictures of a compass.

• Maps with cardinal and intermediate directions written on them.