In your neighborhood, in your neighborhood? Anyone else remember that song from Sesame Street? And, no this isn’t about community helpers. This is continuing our Me on the Map unit with a neighbor lesson. Continuing our beginner geography lesson.
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Me on the Map: My Neighborhood
About a week or so ago I took the kids on a walk. Princess rode in the stroller because her casts were still on (and when I say a week or so ago, that was when I first started writing this post on Friday, so it’s probably almost two weeks ago when this post is published). The boys took the pictures I needed.
Their job was to take pictures of the houses in our cul-de-sac. They more or less got that part done. They also got these shots.
Mind you the bottom shot I actually like (now with the updated picture, bottom right in the collage).
Well, then I took those photos home and uploaded them on my computer and cropped them to usable shots and printed them out on paper.
Then we cut out the pictures and glued them on to look like our cul-de-sac. And we talked about how we created a map of our street.
The finished product.
Next week we’re going to start on Texas. Oh, and I forgot to add that this is a further expansion of our Me on the Map activities, which all started with drawing me (um, which post I am too lazy to find right now, and besides which I’m being requested to go watch Dinosaur Train with the kids, so I’m off to do that).
More geography fun for little kids
I really like this idea, and I'm planning to start some “Me On The Map” activities with my kids.
Ooh, great idea.
It's like their own GoogleMap street view – very nice!
Thats great that you let your kids use your camera. They will be pros by third grade 🙂
We are starting the me on the map activities soon too! Great idea with the houses!
I really like this idea – need to convince Mouse to take picture of every house on our street 🙂 Some of the shots crack me up.
I love this idea. We will be doing this for sure (once it stops snowing) 🙂
That is a great idea!
Oh, you are in so much trouble! That song is already stuck in my head. You stink! 😉
Great idea! I love it! You told me about this, but until I seen it first hand it well, it is a cool idea. I might just have to try something like this with Selena.
What a great idea! Are her casts off? Thank goodness!
Cute idea!
I'm going to have that song in my head all day.
I love the way you used pictures of the houses to make your street map!