Kindergarten year Social Studies Unit 1: Look Up, Look Around

Kindergarten · Social Studies · Week 5

Map of my room

Pick a page. Tap Play to listen.

  1. LookWhat does this picture mean?Play
  2. DoMake a room map.Play
  3. ShowUse your map key.Play
For the grown-up

Each lesson takes about 15 to 20 minutes.

Big idea

Simple map pictures can stand for real objects and places.

Words

  • map view of a place from above
  • symbol picture standing for a thing
  • key shows what symbols mean
  • room space inside a building

All words on the Word Wall

Talk together

  • What does this little rectangle stand for?
  • Where is the doorway?
  • How can the key help?

Get ready

  • Paper, crayons, two furniture picture cards and a familiar room; no moving heavy furniture.

Story time

How to help

Let your child listen, look and try before you explain. Point to the next picture if needed. Accept drawing, pointing or a voice response; writing is optional. Save the child’s own work with a date.

Standards

K.4.3, K.4