Do your students need a great atlas for Ancient Civilization studies?  Our favorite, hands down, is John Haywood’s The Penguin HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS.  It is ...

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Here at Maps for the Classroom/ Map of the Month, one of the things that our maps do best, above and beyond geography learning, is ...

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Lighthouses are depended upon by sailors — and loved by tourists for their often quaint and unusual shapes. Lighthouses are structures that project bright signal lights. ...

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When kids are learning about maps, the MAP KEY is one of the first– and most fun!– aspects to learn about. Different maps have different ...

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The Galapagos Islands are featured in CartoCraze! Workshops. This week we learned that a new species of Giant Tortoise was found on the island of Santa ...

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Before the advent of the railroad, the Mississippi river boats were necessary for transportation of people and goods along the great river.  These boats were ...

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