My world and community
Map My Classroom
Draw a bird’s-eye map of your classroom with a key and a compass rose.
Thinking sheet · My world and community
Homes Around the World
Research four kinds of homes from different places and climates, then draw and compare them.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Kids practice
- research, geography and climate, comparing
What kids do
“People live in all kinds of homes. Research and draw four!”
- Four homes
- Homes are different because…
How to run it
- Use nonfiction books or a few photos: apartments, stilt houses, houseboats, adobe homes.
- Focus on how homes fit the weather and land.
- Avoid “weird”: every home makes sense where it is.
Talk about it
- Why would someone build on stilts?
- Which home would you like to visit?
- What do all homes do?
Take it further
Design a home for a place with very hot days and very cold nights.
Pairs well with
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