Map Skills Made Fun: Neighborhoods and Communities

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1 Map Skills Made Fun: Neighborhoods and Communities 60 Fun and Engaging Reproducibles That Teach Key Map Skills and Invite Kids to Learn About Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities by Catherine M. Tamblyn NEW YORK TORONTO LONDON AUCKLAND SYDNEY MEXICO CITY NEW DELHI HONG KONG BUENOS AIRES

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...................................... 6 PART ONE: In the City Pigeon s Perch (picture map, perspective)....................... 9 City Sign Language (picture symbols).

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction PART ONE: In the City Pigeon s Perch (picture map, perspective) City Sign Language (picture symbols) Picture This (picture model, map making) Which Hotel? (street map, location) Missing Exhibits (floor plan, location) Zany Zoo (coordinate map, map index) Eight Steps to City Park (coordinate map making) Cool Coordinates (blank grid map) Catch That Bus! (transportation map, cardinal directions) Blocks and Lots (map making, intermediate directions) City Sightseer (community map, pre-scale, directions) City to City (political map, pre-scale) A Step Away (community map, scale) Fun Run (community map, scale) City Block (neighborhood map making, abstract symbols) City Planner (community map making) Fit-Together City Map (blank community maps)

PART TWO: Surrounding Suburbs Spying Sparrow (picture map, perspective)..................... 31 Picture Perfect (picture model, map making)................... 32 Pirate s Cove Playground (picture map, location).

3 PART TWO: Surrounding Suburbs Spying Sparrow (picture map, perspective) Picture Perfect (picture model, map making) Pirate s Cove Playground (picture map, location) Kids Camp Out (map making, location) Smart Shopper (floor plan, location) Twin Lakes (coordinate map) Wild Water Park (coordinate map making) Firefighters Fair (picture map, cardinal directions) Town Center (community map, intermediate directions) Perfect Pathways (maze map, pre-scale) Town to Town (political map, pre-scale, directions) Wheels Away (route map, scale) Road Rally (route map, scale) On the Right Track (transportation map) Superb Suburb (community map making) Fit-Together Suburb Map (blank community maps)

PART THREE: In the Country From Eagles Eyes (picture maps, perspective).................. 48 Country Creation (picture model, map making).................. 50 On Main Street (street map, location).

4 PART THREE: In the Country From Eagles Eyes (picture maps, perspective) Country Creation (picture model, map making) On Main Street (street map, location) Saddle Up (floor plan, location) Down on the Farm (coordinate map, map index) Dino Dig (coordinate map making) White Water (transportation map, cardinal directions) Tracking Trails (route map, intermediate directions) Autumn Adventure (product map) Directions in Directions (compass rose) Busting Big Air (route map, pre-scale) Three Peaks (political map, pre-scale, directions) Desert Sculptures (landforms map, scale) Camp Winaped (picture map, scale) Rockland s Ranches (county map, scale) Country Community (community map making) Fit-Together Rural Map (blank community map) Communities Fit-Together Map (community map making) Appendix Cut-Out Rulers Blank Map Index Blank Map Key Compass Roses Map Symbols Answers

Name Date Pigeon s Perch There are many ways to look at things. A city tree might look like this from afar. The same tree would look this way from under it.

5 Name Date Pigeon s Perch There are many ways to look at things. A city tree might look like this from afar. The same tree would look this way from under it. A pigeon flying above the tree would see it this way. Places and things on the city map below look the way a pigeon would see them from above. Can you tell what the places and things are from this view? Draw lines to match the words to pictures on the map. parking lot park apartment store City Neighborhood fountain school street sidewalk 9

6 Name Date City Sign Language Many city signs use a language all people can understand. This language uses picture symbols. The symbols tell about real places and where they are found. Match each picture symbol with the place that it stands for. 1. A. ferry 2. B. rest rooms 3. C. subway station 4. D. hospital 5. E. airport 6. F. fire station Make up your own symbols for these places. park post office library office building 10

Name Date Picture This Greetings from Skyscraper City! The picture symbols around this postcard quickly tell you about some places in this city.

7 Name Date Picture This Greetings from Skyscraper City! The picture symbols around this postcard quickly tell you about some places in this city. Use the map key below to learn what the shape symbols stand for. Then draw a map of Skyscraper City below. Skyscraper City Map Key Office building Park Hotel Apartment building Tallest skyscraper Hospital Restaurant 11

Slumber City Facts The hotel has a parking lot behind it.

8 Name Date Which Hotel? It s getting late and the Smith family needs to find their hotel. They know it s in Slumber City, but which hotel is it? Use the facts below to find their hotel before everyone falls asleep! Slumber City Facts The hotel has a parking lot behind it. The hotel is not on Yawn Way. The hotel has an outside pool. The hotel is between two others with circular driveways. The hotel is between two palm trees. 1. Which hotel is the Smith s? 2. What is the hotel s street address? 12

Different types of maps and how to read them.

Different types of maps and how to read them. A map is a picture or representation of the Earth's surface, showing how things are related to each other by distance, direction, and size. Maps have been