Mapping Your Community
Grade 3 · Social Studies · Geography and Map Skills · New Hampshire, USA
Lesson Summary
You can draw a map of your own community to show important places like schools, parks, and stores.
Explanation
Making a map is a great way to learn about your neighborhood. Start by thinking about the most important places nearby: your school, a park, a library, or a store. Draw the streets and place the buildings where they belong. Add a compass rose to show directions and a legend to explain your symbols. Your map does not have to be perfect—the goal is to show how your community is organized.
Practice Questions
Q1: What should you include on a map of your community?
Answer: Important places like schools and parks, streets, a compass rose, and a legend.
Q2: Why is making a map of your community useful?
Answer: It helps you learn how your neighborhood is organized and where important places are located.
Q3: What does a compass rose on your map show?
Answer: The directions: north, south, east, and west.
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What is Mapping Your Community in Grade 3 Social Studies?+
Mapping Your Community is a lesson in the Geography and Map Skills chapter of Grade 3 Social Studies. It is part of the New Hampshire, USA school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
What grade level covers Mapping Your Community?+
Mapping Your Community is taught in Grade 3 as part of the Social Studies curriculum in New Hampshire, USA.
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