Schools Linking Network & Lifeworlds Learning
How Do We All Live Together?
Explore the concepts of community and point of view with these activities complementing the children's book Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne. Following a class reading of the story, ask students to either draw a map of the...
Curated OER
Gingerbread Map
Second graders read the book Gingerbread Baby, identify local features and cardinal directions on a map, and then construct their own map. For this mapping lesson plan, 2nd graders construct their own map in groups based on where the...
Curated OER
Maps
In this map worksheet, students observe maps of their classroom, school, neighborhood, and community and answer questions about them. Students complete 21 questions about these maps.
Curated OER
Community Map
In this community map worksheet, students practice their map reading skills as they use the map key to determine the locations of community places on the map.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Analyze a Community Map
Understand the map of a community and recognize the strategies developers have in placing public services in specific locations throughout the town.