Tell the students to imagine that they are flying over our school and its neighborhood. Have them draw a map of the area using colored pencils or crayons that includes a map key and symbols for important features. Share and compare. Collect and place in conference folder. Use a map key to read a map.
Students learn to recognize common map symbols.
They work in small groups to plan a map of a community. They create and write about this community using the Neighborhood Map Machine software. Students will also create 3D maps of their plans. Blank Neighborhood Map Machine map grid printed in the 4x4 or 6x6 size. One for each group.