What does an atlas tell us about countries?

 During this week’s  lesson, the children used an atlas to describe what similarities and differences they saw on a world map. They began to use the index to help them locate different countries and reinforce which hemisphere they were in as well identifying if the countries were land locked. 

Some amazing observations and discussions as they located countries made up of small islands as well as finding the smallest country in the world. Do you know what it is or where it is located? 






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