Using maps, students should be able to explain how NH boundaries have changed over time. A. Using Sobel's book as a reference, have the children draw maps of their neighborhoods, including their boundaries. Then have the students discuss their maps and boundaries. B. Make oaktag stencils of the outline of your town. Students use the stencils at their desks while you work with an overhead projector.
Students trace the outline of their town on paper.
Then guide them through adding bordering communities and natural features such as rivers. Students devise a compass rose and legends for their maps. Each group lists the major topographical features. B. Make oaktag stencils of the state. Use the lists generated in activity 2.A., and have students draw these on their maps.