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
How We Get to School
Survey the class: walk, bus, car, bike or scooter? Tally it, graph it, draw your trip.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Kids practice
- surveys, graphing, transportation
What kids do
“How does everyone get to school? Let’s find out!”
- Class tally
- Graph
- My trip to school
- What our graph shows:
How to run it
- Ask by show of hands and tally together.
- Label each bar on the graph.
- Compare with another class.
Talk about it
- Which way was most common?
- Which way is best for the planet?
- What would change on a snowy day?
Take it further
Survey how people got to school long ago.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
More thinking sheets
My world and community
Me on the Map
Zoom out from your street to your town, your country, your continent and the whole planet.
My world and community
Who Helps Our Town?
Draw six community helpers at work and write how each one keeps the town running.
My world and community
When I Grow Up
Draw yourself at a job you might love, with the uniform, tools and workplace.
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