Let them map the neighborhood For younger kids stuck inside—either because of the weather or any other circumstances—there’s nothing like learning how to read a map by creating one.

So if learning how to read a wide range of maps—from a highway map to Google Earth—isn’t yet part of state academic standards (let me know if it’s part of your state’s), I think it ...

During six-week courses, the children learn basic skills such as how to read a legend, what symbols mean and how scales work. In the Lehigh Valley, the program has been used by 13 schools since ...