RadicalNow! | Map Makers | Activity https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/ Activity feed for the group, Map Makers. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:29:05 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.0.4 en-US 30 hourly 2 46bba7e46f1b6f2b74c219c8ff06c1b0 Cara replied to the discussion Get Your Bearings in the forum Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/forum/discussion/get-your-bearings/#post-1420 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:08:27 -0500 Reply to Get Your Bearings

Thanks for these notes on the activities!

]]> ccee69cf32ceee13dbb9666e4a5b6f0b Cara replied to the discussion Get Your Bearings in the forum Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/forum/discussion/get-your-bearings/#post-1418 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:06:55 -0500 Reply to Get Your Bearings

Wow, very exciting to hear that you were able to do all those activities! The feedback on how they went is great, and I’m glad that the Mind’s eye Map and Journal activity were especially fun. I like those two the most too 🙂 I would love to see any maps that you’ve drawn, if you would like to share them.

For the nickel navigation, I’m…

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]]> 185b3863c0ac8d8544d5c7870abf405d john replied to the discussion Get Your Bearings in the forum Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/forum/discussion/get-your-bearings/#post-1190 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:02:21 -0500 Reply to Get Your Bearings

We’ve completed these activities: Mind’s Eye Map, Cardinal Directions, Simon Says, Nickel Navigation and Journal Activity.

Mind’s Eye Map was really fun. it is good for all ages and good for rainy days.

Cardinal Directions is good for all ages but might feel boring for teens that have done it already. We did this activity outside on a sunny…

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]]> 22b4b89717d7ef8ec38842e0e4139fcb Cara replied to the discussion Get Your Bearings in the forum Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/forum/discussion/get-your-bearings/#post-1080 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:11:35 -0500 Reply to Get Your Bearings

I hope you get a sunny day soon! The nickel activity is a really fun one, I’d love to hear what you think about it once you get a chance to try it.

]]> 055d54bee10731e1f5ddbef9610f1f02 john replied to the discussion Get Your Bearings in the forum Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/forum/discussion/get-your-bearings/#post-1054 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:49:21 -0500 Reply to Get Your Bearings

On a sunny day we would like to test them. Some of them being Compass Quest (Geocaching), Nickel Navigation and Minds Eye. We did a little Minds Eye practice and are waiting for said sunny day so we can leave the living room.

]]> 6a48c5c66774bdfbd31b7f78f67cf58f john replied to the discussion Get Your Bearings in the forum Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/forum/discussion/get-your-bearings/#post-1052 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:37:03 -0500 Reply to Get Your Bearings

We read through the article and graded the activity’s. We think it would be great for the campers. Here is the document.

]]> fbaac4a2c0f198779b6a9ee3a66c7e3c bopbop replied to the discussion Get Your Bearings in the forum Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/forum/discussion/get-your-bearings/#post-865 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:35:11 -0500 Reply to Get Your Bearings

Thank you Cara. This is a very good article and the activities seem like they would be fun. I know that I use land marks more than I use addresses.

]]> 5341e3461f6ead5c3c675a59bf242d2c Cara started the discussion Get Your Bearings in the forum Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/community/groups/map-makers/forum/discussion/get-your-bearings/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:21:20 -0500 Get Your Bearings

This is a set of activities from the Four Winds Nature Institute that looks at how animals find their way and use their senses to navigate, and gives us some ways to practice thinking about and using our own wayfinding skills and senses. Feel free to respond with:

1. Any takeaways or experiences from these activities

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Get Your Bearings – Activities

Focus: Many aspects of the physical world provide important cues for us and other animals as we move from place to place. We’ll see how animals use the position of the sun, features of the landscap…

]]> d7cba0e6593d12ea6ba0e74371281626 john posted an update in the group Map Makers: this is a map i made.C.C. https://radicalnow.org/timeline/p/271/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:51:44 -0500 this is a map i made.C.C.

]]> 0 9299fe38483722c56133df680c928263 john joined the group Map Makers https://radicalnow.org/timeline/p/265/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:08:45 -0500 0 6b837db1a772487909cae87a7462f1ad Cara posted an update in the group Map Makers: I’m including a link here to a book I’m reading […] https://radicalnow.org/timeline/p/263/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:37:36 -0500 I’m including a link here to a book I’m reading currently. In it, David Sobel discusses the importance of giving kids the chance to make maps as a way to develop a sense of place. I’m finding it very useful and interesting so far as a guide to why making maps matters, especially for children, and full of ideas for ways to invite and lead… Read more

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Mapmaking with Children

Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years

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