Summary
Peg and Cat use a map to help George Washington and his team plan a route across the Delaware River and outsmart the Meanies — reading positions and directions to find the safe way through. (Paired episode: The High Noon Problem follows in the same video.)
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Peg and Cat read a map and use position words to plan George Washington's crossing.
- What does the map show Peg and Cat? How do they decide which way to go?
- Use a position word — *across*, *beside*, *in front of* — to describe the route.
- Why is planning the path *before* you go helpful?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: map, route, across, beside, in front of, behind.
Try it: Draw a simple map from the classroom door to the playground and use position words to describe each turn of the route.