Alabama Social Studies SS24.2.10a

Social Studies2nd GradeGeography

The Standard

Utilize gridlines to find locations on a map.

2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students use the letters and numbers along a map’s edges to find a square. They also give the grid label for a marked place.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student finds the park when given C2. They can label a library in column B, row 4 as B4.
Common Misconceptions: Students may reverse the letter and number and look in the wrong square. Some point to a gridline instead of the square it borders.
How to Assess It: Give students a 4-by-4 map with columns A to D, rows 1 to 4, and a star in D2. Ask them to circle B3 and write the star’s grid label.

Lesson moves

Make a floor grid with tape, label its edges, and have pairs place picture cards in squares you call out.
Show a map with marked squares B2 and C2, then ask, “What changed when the letter changed?”
Play Grid Bingo: call out labels such as A3 and C4 while students cover squares on a labeled map.
Give pairs a simple zoo map with a grid, then ask them to find the penguins and write their grid label.

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