Since our first graders are learning about simple maps, I found a video on United Streaming entitled, "Understanding Maps: Key to Everywhere." My class watched the video on the promethean board and discussion followed. We had previously read a story from our Houghton-Mifflin anthology book called "Me on the Map." The students then had to go home and draw a simple map of their bedroom. We have also made a map of our playground. The video gave an overview of maps, explained distance, scale, elevation, and grid maps. It also demonstrated points on a compass, how different types of maps show different things, what symbols are, and what a globe is. I feel that this video really helped my students understand maps in other ways besides the simple maps we are creating in the classroom. The video was 15 minutes long and so it kept their attention.