E1.4 Create and interpret simple maps of familiar places.
Activities to Do at Home to Reinforce the Concepts of Position and Movement
Walks in the Neighbourhood
In class, we studied concepts related to the movement of objects and people.
- When taking walks, point out some landmarks to your children to help them find their way home.
- Take different routes to the same location and discuss the longest and shortest.
- When you get home, reconstruct the two paths using concrete objects to represent the landmarks (cubes, straws, wool, pasta, small toys, etcetera) or make a map on paper indicating the landmarks and draw the two paths.
Source: translated from L'@telier - Ressources pédagogiques en ligne (atelier.on.ca).
My Home
We have been studying concepts related to movement and position of objects in class. We used vocabulary related to spatial relationships: in front of, behind, above, below, next to, near, far from, on, under, inside, outside, up, down, inside, outside, left, right, between.
- Ask your child to draw a picture of your street or neighbourhood. Locate your house in relation to landmarks, such as your neighbors' houses, the convenience store, the park, etcetera. Use words and phrases like ”next to“ or ”to the right of“ when listing landmarks around the house.
- The activity can also be done concretely by using small toys to represent the landmarks.
Source: translated from L'@telier - Ressources pédagogiques en ligne (atelier.on.ca).
Treasure Hunt
We have been studying concepts related to the movement and position of objects in class. We used vocabulary related to spatial relationships.
- Have your child hide a ”treasure“ (an object of their choice) in a secret place inside or outside the house.
- Ask them to draw the route to the treasure from their bedroom on a map. They should point out benchmarks and use arrows or words related to spatial relationships, such as “next to”, “to the right of”, and so on. Ask them to follow their map to ensure that it is accurate and to make changes if necessary.
- Have them give their map to a family member and observe them on the scavenger hunt.
- Reverse the roles: you hide an object, you make a map, and your child must find the treasure by following the map.
Source: translated from L'@telier - Ressources pédagogiques en ligne (atelier.on.ca).