Training Log Archive: barb

This morning I worked with a first- and second-grade classroom in preparation for our Lovell's Island trip next week. We started by looking at a map that included both our starting point and our destination.

We zoomed in on the streets from school to the subway stop and decided on our walking route.

We used a subway map to plan the next stage of our journey.

We found Lovell's Island in the Harbor.


Each kid colored in a black-and-white nautical chart of the Harbor so that we could identify the land masses and buoys. The buoys are green or red. We looked at the channels and made a guess about the route our boat will take. We talked about what we would see on the boat ride.


The kids discussed features on the island based on a drawing from the National Park Service.


Starting from a topo map, we cut out foam board along the contour lines in order to construct a model of the island. Didn't quite get that finished. We also looked at an aerial photo, and will use that along with the other information to "decorate" the model with trails and other features when we are done.