As part of my history study, I have compiled a geography notebook to file all of my map work for the year. Each geography assignment pertains to the location of the events focused on during the week. Placing an overhead transparent sheet over a paper base map, I shade in important areas, mark cities, label rivers, major water bodies, and landforms with permanent markers. The effect is most impressive when several of these transparent sheets accumulate over one base map, producing a layered progression of historical events. I am beginning my third year of compiling my own “atlases” in this way and think it is a great idea!
Here is last week's assignment displaying Napoleonic Europe:
Major battles carried out by Napoleon
A second transparency sheet layer shows the extent of French territory during Napoleon's rule.
