Maps, even simple ones, give children the opportunity to navigate in their world with confidence. Maps give them a visual reference that can be checked over and over again. Map reading fosters spatial awareness, encourages math problem-solving skills, develops creative thinking and reasoning skills, and builds visual literacy. In this educational video, students learn the fundamentals of developing their mapping skills and terms such as bird’s eye view, cardinal directions, compass, directional/positional words such as above/below; near/far; left/right; up/down, map, and scale.