Sometimes I go amazing places in my dreams. I’ll draw a map of them for you…tomorrow.

Kids love maps! Learning to read and draw maps is a fun and natural way to develop spatial thinking skills — how we think about and understand the world around us and use concepts of space for problem solving.

Listen as Mapping My Day author, Julie Dillemuth, PhD, reads her book aloud. Follow Flora and her family as she takes us through her day with maps — from breakfast, to school, and even through a dog agility course!

by Julie Dillemuth, PhD

This Article's Author

Julie Dillemuth, PhD, is a spatial cognition geographer and children's writer. She is passionate about writing picture books for children that help develop spatial thinking skills. Her stories have appeared in Highlights for Children and Odyssey magazines. She is also the author of Lucy in the City and Mapping My Day.

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  • Mapping My Day

    Julie Dillemuth, PhD

    Follow Flora and her family as she takes us through her day with maps — from breakfast, to school, and even through a dog agility course!

    Kids love maps! Learning to read and draw maps is a fun and natural way to develop spatial thinking skills — how we think about and understand the world around us and use concepts of space for problem solving.

    Includes a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals with more information about spatial thinking and awareness, as well as games and activities designed to encourage map-building skills and to enhance math and science learning.