After weeks of studying maps in the classroom, my little explorers were ready for a true mapping adventure.
The class was divided into three competing teams. Each team received a map with a different circled Nagishot location, such as the airstrip, clinic, football field or the market. The goal was to read the map, travel on foot to the location as quickly as possible, and complete a pre-determined task such as a multiplication and or double digit addition/subtraction practice sheet (ok, so the tasks were slightly less edge-of-your-seat-exciting then the real Amazing Race, but this is school people, not an episode of reality television). Once the task was successfully completed, a second, third and then later a fourth map was given to the group until they were ultimately led to our front porch, where I was waiting for them.
After racing up and down these Nagishot hills, everyone was pretty hot and tired. The cold juice, popcorn and bubble gum, for the winning team, were received with big smiles and appreciation. As a special treat, we watched a BBC Planet Earth, Pole to Pole, video. Actually, I should say they watched a video. I was much more interested in watching their eyes grow wild with excitement as their world grew to include such peculiarities as snow, penguins and the great white shark.
Yes, teaching sure is fun!
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