In many classrooms the traditional rolldown maps of the twentieth century have
been replaced by ceiling-mounted projectors and GoogleEarth bookmarks on
teachers’ classroom computers. However,
neither roll-down maps nor projected
images are easily accessible to young
children. Fortunately, many governmental departments and non-profit organizations will send teachers classroom sets of
maps if requested. Many school districts,
county offices, and community centers
have maps of the local area available
for teachers, if requested. Children are
fascinated with them because of the realworld connections. They want to find
the street where they live or the street
where their school is. They trace routes
to familiar destinations. Large department stores, malls, zoos, museums, and
amusement parks provide visitors with
maps to help them navigate.