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
Welcome to Our Street
A new family is moving in. Make a welcome card and a mini guide to the best things nearby.
- Grades
- 1–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Kids practice
- welcoming others, knowing your community, writing for a reader
What kids do
“Someone new is moving in! Help them feel at home.”
- Welcome card front
- Welcome message:
- My guide to our neighborhood
How to run it
- Also works for a new student joining the class.
- Think about what you wished you knew when you were new.
- Deliver it if a real neighbor moves in.
Talk about it
- What is it like to be new?
- What would help most on day one?
- How else can you welcome someone?
Take it further
Make a guide to your school for new students.
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.
Free for teachers
Get the free Classroom Drawing Kit
12 printable pages: six step-by-step lessons, a grid activity, draw-and-write sheets and teacher notes, sent with your welcome email. After that, new classroom printables by email.