{"id":2460,"date":"2010-03-17T11:16:57","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T16:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/2460"},"modified":"2010-03-17T11:16:57","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T16:16:57","slug":"teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-giant-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2010\/03\/17\/teaching-geography-with-childrens-literature-giant-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Geography with Children’s Literature: Giant Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Giant Steps<\/a>, written by Elizabeth Loredo and illustrated by Barry Root, uses cardinal directions to tell the story of five giants playing hide and go seek. \u00a0 While the unlucky fifth giant counts, the other four giants take giant steps that lead to the four corners of the globe.\u00a0 They run north, nouth, east and west until the fifth giant call FREEZE!\u00a0 When he sees another giant running, he grabs the sun and throws it at the giant.\u00a0 Unfortunately that fifth giant is unlucky, misses and is it again.\u00a0 “And that’s a lucky thing for those giants to the north, south, east and west.\u00a0 On account of he’s the only giant that can COUNT.”<\/p>\n

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This book would be a fun resource to use in geography to introduce map skills and cardinal directions (VA SOL 1.4 b).\u00a0 A map of the United States could be displayed.\u00a0 The teacher could point out Virginia and explain where it is in relation to others states (VA SOL 1.4 c).\u00a0 This would be a good time to introduce the compass rose to the class.\u00a0\u00a0 Using the map, the students could try to determine where the giants may have ended up by running north, south, east and west.<\/p>\n

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