Materials:

• The Chronicles of Narnia
• Paper
• Markers/Crayons

Goals:

• The students will learn the attributes of a map
• The students will learn proper map making and reading techniques
• The students learn how to create a map from descriptions of a place given in text

Introduction:
 
 I will teach my students about maps. I will show them how maps are read, how directions are recorded on maps and how maps are made. I will make sure that my students understand that a map is a scaled down model of the actual thing and I will show my students that a map is a ‘birds eye view” of the place.

Lesson:

 I will begin reading to my class The Magician’s Nephew. When we get to parts that describe the lay out of Narnia, I will have the students create maps that correlate with the information giving in the book. Greater details are giving in different sections of the book, so maps will become more detailed throughout the reading of the book. This lesson can be used in all seven of the Chronicles. Each book has places that are adequately described for the students to create maps that show the area.

Assessment:
 
 I will check to see that the maps my students create contain the attributes of a map. I will make sure that the maps accurately portray the landscape that is described in the novels.