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As the Crow flies A first book of maps by Gail Hartman.

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As the Crow flies A first book of maps by Gail Hartman.

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I really liked this book in terms of being relatable to the local area of the children in the school. The  book could be shared and then a short local area walk arranged within which the children record their field data in the same way is modelled in the book. The focus could be on routes and symbols and a display could be created. Photogaphs could also be added to the display to show the difference between what was seen and how this is represented as a symbol/ within the key.

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I feel like this story is really accesible to young children as the rhymes makes the language easier to understand. It also explains key subject specific vocabulary throughout book which is really good as it could be a good way to introduce children to words they may not have heard before. On the other hand, it is very wordy and far too long for young children. I think this book would be better read in small chunks, over a sequence of lessons to prevent information overload. You could focus on lesson/session on one specific area of information and use this story as an introduction into the session. I also think it would be helpful to re-read and repeat whichever part of the book you chose to focus on so the children can really get to grips with the information.

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I liked this book because it really simplified key vocabulary and facts about maps to make it understandable to younger ones. It is also keeps the attention of the children because of the rhymes and the fact that it is the cat in the hat. However, it is based on the United states, so that may confuse the children as it describes what each state looks like. But then it is also made up names and places as well.

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I think you could use this story in the classroom and link it in with mapping as the children could discuss with their partners what they have in their bedroom. Then develop this and the children describe where in their room their 'bed' is or their 'toy box' is. Then as a class the teacher could draw a simple Birds Eye perspective map of their bedroom and talk through each step to the children. Then the children have a go at doing this themselves with guidance. Then focusing on the layout and the mapping skills the children can draw where all their belongings are. Then underneath their map they can do a key to label everything they have included in their map to ensure their peers can see what they have in their bedroom.
The book also looked at a map of the park, the children could also start by doing a map of the school grounds as everyone will be more familiar with this and can then go outside and walk the steps of the grounds to make it easier to understand for any children who may be struggling with the overhead perspective.

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There was a lot of terminology used to help children understand maps and globes e.g. what is longitude and latitude. There was also a focus on helping children to understand scale. The book explains that maps cannot be to scale because they would be too big. An activity which could link to this with the children could be creating their own map of the classroom together. We could start by measuring the perimeter of the classroom. The children would pick a scale e.g 1cm on their sheet equals to 3 foot of the classroom. This could link their maths with their understanding of how scales on maps work.

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I liked how this story gave an overview of what a map was and described it as ‘the view from an aeroplane window’. It gave a child friendly overview of what the features of maps are and gave examples of what the children could draw maps of themselves (such as their bedroom or garden). But it wasn’t very engaging for the children so it might need to be added to in order to really inspire the children to create and look at maps

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This could be used to show the children different maps and how maps can show lots of different places. It highlights all the additions on a map and explains clearly the uses of keys. Therefore this is a good book to evolve the children's knowledge of maps and have lots of different examples modelled to them to then be able to make their own. For example making their own bedroom map just like the character in the book. However, I do think it could be slightly overwhelming by the amount of different maps shown confusing the children. So possibly the maps could be shown in different sessions, so each map is really evaluated and referred to in order to understand and develop children's knowledge.

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Good to link into literacy as has a rhyming pattern which also helps keeps childrens intrest in the book. Also has a wide range of vocabulary
intoduces children to maps and what they are used for and how different maps can help in different scenarios. with step by steps of how to make maps and shows children how to make their own maps of places they know  like their bedrooms or towns.
Atlases and map jigsaws can be used as continuous provision throughout the class.
can show how different countries have different climates to our area with deserts or jungles etc.
Is centred towards America so pages could be skipped or edited

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I loved how child-friendly the story was and how it channels imagination. The story enables countless possibilities in which children can make their own maps, whether that be of school, or of their home, or even a map to the local shops. I liked how easy it was to mould into a lesson in which the children create their own map after listening to the story, or having a teacher-created map being modelled to them

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As the Crow flies A first book of maps - Gail Hartman

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As the Crow flies A first book of maps - Gail Hartman

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The book is relatable to the children as they could describe the world around them. The children could go outside on a walk and describe what they see around them, they can record what they see first and so on so they created their own map. When back in the school the teacher could ask them to draw what they have written down and create a symbolic representation of their walk. They could then use their symbols to make a story to share their ideas.

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The book uses lots of adjectives and introduces words that the children may be able to add to their vocabulary. It could also open up discussion about things the children may have already seen and also allows them to learn about things they may not have had the chance to see. it might help them to understand how big the world around them is as it shows nature and manmade things. The children may be able to use google map to explore how their own local area looks and use some descriptive language to talk about it.

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This book is a great way to introduce navigation and basic mapping skills into school. This story would bring a lot of open ended discussion, children can use their own experiences from the story and express their own ideas. The teacher could model and draw their own map and learners to follow independently do their own from self perspective.
You could use this story as part of safely riding a bike programme, retelling the story, ensuring all children understand distances and real safety can be used to do their own bike trail. Very educational with a lot of meaningful ideas for children to grasp.

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It incorporates a lot of the key vocabulary that is necessary for mapping and would certainly be a useful book in the classroom for helping children understand how to use a map but with it being focused on the USA, it would be ideal to take the concept and adapt it so it is more relatable to the children ie. mapping their local area whilst still introducing the concept of North, East, South and West. Measuring the distance between point A and B is also a useful tool introduced in the book as well as the idea that there are multiple ways to get somewhere.

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This book is good for showing children there is a place for everything and this is how through a map. It is a fun way for children to engage with the book showing how Henry the pig views his farm and explains to the other animals how everything has a place and how we can work out where things are.
The repeated grammatical frame that is repeated throughout which makes the understanding of maps more memorable and assists with their comprehension of maps.