Basic 3 · Our World and Our People · Home and School
Sketching a Map of My Neighbourhood
In this topic you will draw a map of your neighbourhood showing homes, routes and important places.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Plan a neighbourhood map
- Draw routes and important places
- Add a title, key and compass
What you already know
- Parts of a map
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- All About Us
- Sub-strand
- Home and School
- Indicator
- B3.1.4.1.1 – Sketch a map of the neighbourhood showing major homes major routes and other important locations
Introduction
Yaw wants to show his cousin how to get from the lorry station to his home. He draws a map of his neighbourhood.
1. Steps to Sketch a Map
- Write a title.
- Draw the main roads first.
- Add important places: school, market, clinic, places of worship.
- Draw your home.
- Use symbols and make a key.
- Add a compass showing north.
2. Describing a Route
"From the lorry station, walk north along the main road. Pass the market on your right. Turn east at the school. My house is the second one on the left."
New words
- sketch
- A quick simple drawing.
- route
- The way from one place to another.
- neighbourhood
- The area around your home.
- landmark
- An important place that is easy to see.
Summary
- Draw roads first, then places, then your home.
- Use symbols, a key and a compass.
- Describe routes using directions and landmarks.
Class activity: Map Makers
- Sketch a map of your neighbourhood on paper.
- Mark your home and three landmarks.
- Describe the route from school to your home to a partner.
You need: Sketch map of the local community, Locally made direction cards, Chalkboard, Chalk
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. What should you draw first on a sketch map?
- A. Main roads
- B. Trees
- C. Clouds
- D. People
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Answer: Main roadsRoads give the shape of the map.2. The way from one place to another is a…
- A. Route
- B. Key
- C. Title
- D. Symbol
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Answer: RouteThat is a route.3. A sketch map needs a key.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueThe key explains symbols.4. Landmarks make routes harder to follow.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalseLandmarks help people find their way.5. The area around your home is your ______.
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Answer: neighbourhoodThat is your neighbourhood.6. Describe the route from your classroom to the school gate.
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Answer: Answers will differ.Use directions and landmarks.
Homework
- Draw a map from your home to a nearby shop or place of worship.