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Student Instructions
Our earliest maps are about important things around us.
* First,👂🏾 listen to the reading of A Map Into the World by Kao Kalia Yang.
* Notice how the narrator, Paj Ntaub, sees so much beauty all around her.
* Think about what the author said in an interview, "Every single one of us carries a map inside of our hearts that we will need for something we don't know is coming."
* Then use Seesaw tools like 
or 
or chalk, markers or pencils on paper to create a map of things that are important to you.
* Finally use the 
, 
and 
to show and tell about the map you carry in your heart and use the 
to turn your work in.
Have fun!
Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
Essential Question: What can I show about different places in my own map of my world? The lesson asks scholars to notice the beauty in the places around them as did the narrator Paj Ntaub in the book and to create a representation of that map inside their heart that author Kao Kalia Yang talks about. WHO CREATED THIS EXTENSION? This lesson was created by the MMSD Advanced Learning Department to provide additional challenge for all students tied to the focal standards for Social Studies at this grade level. “We believe in the brilliance, creativity, capability and bright futures of Black youth throughout Madison. Our measures of success as a school system must be aimed at more than narrowing gaps – but focused on cultivating the full potential of every child.” ~MMSD Strategic Framework Questions and feedback welcome- Kari Augustine kaaugustine@madison.k12.wi.us
