Build a Neighborhood Map Cut and Glue

A grown-up reads the clues aloud while children cut and glue. Children then answer the questions by looking at their own map, so every map can be a little different.

Two pages. Page 1, My Neighborhood, is a street grid on Maple Avenue, Oak Street and Pine Street with 12 empty lots, a compass rose and clues, such as glue the school in the middle row. Page 2 has 12 pictures to cut out, such as homes, a school, a library, a fire station, a bakery and a park, plus 3 questions about what is north or east and which way to go.

Yes. We made it for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

8 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 30 Geography Awareness Week resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our Geography Awareness Week activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade students, roughly ages 5-8. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a Kindergarten to 2nd Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.