Map Detectives for September Artist Showcase

Texas 1st Grade First Six Weeks TEKS 1.3A relative location (near/far, next to, left/right, desk/window/hall) 1.3B cardinal directions (N, S, E, W) 1.4A simple maps of classroom, school, community ----- [Intro — Spoken, mysterious] LISA: Psst... map detectives. Look at the map. Where are you? You are Here! KIDS: Mission begins... now! [Verse 1] Desk by the window Coat hook on the right Hallway on the left We're ready to find! Near the reading rug Far from the sink Mrs Bryan draws a map Now stop and think! [Mission Call & Response] KIDS: Near! LISA: Near! KIDS: Far! LISA: Far! KIDS: Left! LISA: Left! KIDS: Right! LISA: Right! [Chorus — All] Near and far! Left and right! North and south! East and west! Look at the map! What do you see? Maps can show Where things can be! [Verse 2] Next to my buddy Across from the chart Behind the big calendar Now we know where things are! Classroom map! School map! Big map of our town! We use our maps To find our way around! [Chorus — All] Near and far! Left and right! North and south! East and west! Look at the map! What do you see? Maps can show Where things can be! [Mission Challenge — Dramatic] LISA: Detectives... are you ready? KIDS: READY! LISA: Point to the north! KIDS: NORTH! LISA: Now point to the south! KIDS: SOUTH! LISA: Point to the east! KIDS: EAST! LISA: And point to the west! KIDS: WEST! LISA: Where is your desk? KIDS: Near the window! LISA: Where is the door? KIDS: Over there! LISA: Can a map help us? KIDS: YES, IT CAN! [Final Chorus — Big] Near and far! Left and right! North and south! East and west! Classroom! School! Community! Maps can show Where things can be! [Final Mission Call] LISA: Mission complete? KIDS: MISSION COMPLETE! LISA: Where are you? WE ARE HERE! [Outro — Spoken, playful] LISA: You are here. And now... you know how to find your way.