Ahoy Matey!

Ahoy Matey!  This week we have been learning all about maps.....pirate style. We started off our map week by learning  all about the parts of a map, including our favorite....the compass rose. We learned a neat way to remember the cardinal directions-Never, Eat, Soggy, Waffles.  We even go to make our own compass.  Then we practiced reading a map using the compass rose.  We learned about map keys and how important they are when you read a map.  To practice using map keys by making edible maps and labeling the food on the map key.  It was so much fun and yummy!!!

   We also learned all about our state, Virginia.  We learned the state flower is a dogwood, and the state bird is a cardinal.  We learned to locate our state capital, Richmond and our town, King George on a Virginia shaped cookie!

To end our mapping unit we put on our eye patches and  were off to find the hidden treasure somewhere in the school.  We followed clues all over the school using our compasses going north, south, east and west.  Sometimes the clues even led us in circles!  We searched all over the place until finally the last clue led us back to our classroom to the treasure!  We got to have a fun pirate snack, too!
 ARRGHH it was a fun day!!

Our yummy snacks!

 Following our clues around the school to find the hidden treasure.

We found the treasure chest........and the treasure was in the classroom!

Walking back to our classroom to find the treasure!

ARRGHH!!!!!