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Geography · Pre-K

Create a Neighborhood Map

A neighborhood is a group of homes and places close together. Children name neighborhood places and what each is for, read a picture map of pretend Olly Street with a key, follow a route along it, and then make their own pretend neighborhood map with paper shapes.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 25 minutes
  • Neighborhood map check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, count, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Name places in a neighborhood and say what each one is for.
  • Use symbols and a key to find and count places on a neighborhood map.
  • Follow a route on a neighborhood map in order.

Lessons

  1. Places in a neighborhood 4 steps2 practiceabout 7 min
  2. The Olly Street map 4 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
  3. Routes and our own map 4 steps1 practiceabout 10 min
  4. Neighborhood map check 4 questions at the end

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