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Try making a map with your child of the outside of your house or apartment building. It may be a bird's eye view map or, more likely, a map that shows pictures of different things.

Take paper and drawing materials outside and draw a picture of your house or apartment building. Then have your child pick a favorite landmark. Walk to that landmark and draw it on the paper and label it. Draw a line on the paper showing how you got there. Then, choose the next landmark to walk to. Do this several times until you have a map showing how to get to all your child's favorite places around the building.

Hang your drawing up in the house and use it the next time you go outside.

Content Area:
Simple Tools

Location:
Around the Neighborhood

Story:
Wandering Beaver

Recommended Books:
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney and Annette Cable

My Map Book by Sara Fanelli

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