1. A trip to the wild Subject: Geography Grade: Kindergarten Author: Jessica Martinez

2.  California Standard  K.4-Students compare and contrast the location of people, places, and environments and describe their characteristics.  National Geography Standard  Element: The world In Spatial Terms  Standard: 2-How to Use Mental Maps to Organize Information About People, Places, and Environments in a Spatial Context

3. Overview This lesson will introduce students to creating maps and describing the places of animals’ home place by labeling each to their origin. It will also introduce them to sense of direction by picking their favorite place in the Living Desert and giving directions starting by the entrance by using their surroundings to guide them.

4. Time Duration It will take most of the school day they will leave half an hour after school starts and leave the Living Desert an hour before school is out.

5. Materials Clipboard Paper map of Living Desert Pencil

6. Lesson Before the trip each student will be provided with a black and white map of the living desert. They will be explained that hen my hand goes up during our tour it will mean that the tour guide just provided us with information about the animal.

7. Objectives Student will Be able to identify the animals geographic location on their map and label it They will be able to explain direction by using their surroundings(such as passing the ice cream cart turn left/west) Be able too identify north, south, west and east on their map

8. Lesson Continued When we arrive there, each student will make sure to listen and watch for the hand signal to get the correct information need to label their map. After arriving to the school they will be able to color their map. The following day the students will than write directions to their favorite pace in the living desert.

10. The reason to why it will be better to take them on a trip rather than in class, is because they will be able to interact with the animals, and also it will allow them to feel as if the are truly visiting the animals’ geographical location. Rather tan just sitting in the classroom listening to me read about them in their desk.