Our road map unit is near completion.  Students spent a good amount of time focusing on the different types of road maps we as adults encounter such as city maps, tourists maps, and complex freeway maps.  We do have a brief assessment on Wednesday in which students will get different visual stimuli (usually 2-3 questions for each stimuli), analyze these stimuli, and use their critical thinking skills to answer questions related to the stimuli.  All questions will be based on different types of road maps; which will provide me with a more in-depth understanding of what the students comprehend.  Additionally, these types of assessments allow for students to interact with assessment styles they will encounter in high school and Advanced Placement course (a long way off, but still something to be prepared for).

Feel free to practice with your child and get them ready to navigate the roads around Milwaukee.