Map Making & Spatial Stories

Children create maps of familiar spaces—the classroom, playground, route to school. They develop spatial reasoning and symbolic representation while making abstract spaces concrete.

• Framework: Reggio Emilia
• Unit: Mathematics & Logical Thinking
• Learning area: Spatial Reasoning
• Level: Ages 4

Materials

• Large paper for maps
• Map examples from different cultures
• Small figures for testing
• Building materials for 3D maps

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• Mathematical Representation Studio
• Measurement Investigation Project
• Logic & Strategy Games
• Shadow Length Investigation
• Weighing and Balancing Explorations
• Number Stories
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