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Geography · Preschool

Make a Model of a Familiar Place

A model is a small copy of something big. Children sort real things from models, give each thing in a room one block to stand for it, and build a model of a familiar room with boxes and blocks, putting each piece near or beside the right things.

  • 2 lessons
  • About 18 minutes
  • Model check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, share out one each and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Tell that a model is a small copy of a real thing or place.
  • Use one block for each real thing and place the blocks where the things are in the real room.

Lessons

  1. Big things and small copies 5 steps2 practiceabout 7 min
  2. Build a model room 6 steps2 practiceabout 11 min
  3. Model check 4 questions at the end

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