January Week 1: Draw A Map

Transition Song: Colors

Although, I think we'll do this version next week since it has more colors:

Vocabulary and Basic Concepts:  Map, draw, tummy, red, yellow, blue, green, black, white, gray, orange, purple, pink, house, long/short, big/little, street, park, store, restaurant, trees, mailbox, backyard, next to, in front in back of, same/different. neighborhood, What questions, Where questions.

This week Miss Carrie showed us her house on Google Maps.  We saw her street and what was near her neighborhood.  We used Google Maps to then find our school and saw what it looked like from way up high.  We could see our playground!  Miss Carrie talked about maps.  Then she rolled out really big paper and we drew a map of our neighborhood.  We noticed that everyone's house looked different.  Some people had parks, stores, or restaurants near their homes.

 

DO THIS AT HOME:  Go for a walk or a drive around your neighborhood.  Talk about what makes up your neighborhood.  Then go home and draw a map, build your neighborhood out of blocks, or create your neighborhood in a new and fun way.  Be sure to talk about it together and show your creations to other family and friends.  Let your child take the lead on what it will look like.