Students will learn independently and with others as they read with a partner. Introduce that we will be comparing and sharing pictures of our neighborhood with another neighborhood across town. Take digital pictures of students in the classroom and our school and send via email to other First grade classroom. Then students will draw a simple map of their neighborhood. Teacher as facilitator and will guide this activity.
Students learn independently and with others as they construct their maps.
Go to the internet and look up maps of our schools neighborhoods. Discuss the three ways they are similar and three ways they are different. Teacher will facilitate discussion and guide internet study. The story will pattern the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear. Each first grade class will describe what they see in their neighborhood and then compare.