Kindergarten Fall History — Family, School, Community Helpers, and the First Sense of Past, Present, and Future
History · GEO K hist.gK.f.geo.neighborhood_map

Neighborhood map: places near our school

Recognize that a map is a picture-from-above of a real place. Identify 3-5 neighborhood features near the school (park, library, fire station, grocery, post office, hospital) on a teacher-created neighborhood map.

Mastery threshold
75%
Min instances
6
Typical minutes
25
Spaced intervals (days)
3, 7, 14, 30
Prereqs
Successors
  • hist.gK.s.geo.calendar_map_basics
    (not yet loaded)
  • hist.g1.f.geo.community_map_compass_rose
    (not yet loaded)
Common misconceptions
  • Believing the map IS the place (not a representation)
  • Confusing top-down view with side-view
  • Believing a map shows everything, not selected features

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
2 Place 4 icon stickers on the neighborhood map in their correct approximate locations: park, library, fire station, grocery store. place icons on map
3 Draw the route your visiting family member will take to come to our museum. Tell me 'My ___ will travel from ___ to school by ___.' draw route with words