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Streets and Roads

Maps of Our Community

Day 93of 180
Week 19of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Identify streets on a community map

2

Understand how streets are represented on maps

3

Learn the street name of our school

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 3:6

“In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

— Proverbs 3:6 (WEB)

Just as maps help us find our way, God guides our path in life

📦 Materials Needed

  • Local community map
  • Colored markers
  • Large poster paper
  • Ruler
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students and show a community map. Ask them to look at the lines representing streets.

💭 Review Question: Can you see the lines that show where cars and people travel?
2Teaching (7 min)

Explain how streets are drawn as lines on maps, showing how they connect different places in our community.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Streets are like paths that help us move around
  • Each street has a name
  • Maps use lines to show where streets go
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What street is our school on?
  • How do streets help people get places?
3Activity: Street Name Detective (5 min)
hands-on

Students will find and mark their school's street on a large map

📝 Instructions:
  1. Point to the school's location
  2. Identify the street name
  3. Draw a small star or circle on that street
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps locate street

Challenge: Students write street name

4Closing (3 min)

Recap what we learned about streets on maps

📝 Review Questions:
  • What are streets on a map?
  • Can you remember our school's street name?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank you for helping us learn about our community and guiding our paths.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn how to follow routes on a map!

💎 Memory Verse

Proverbs 3:6

“In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

— Proverbs 3:6 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Path Tracing Game

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First graders are learning basic map reading skills and understanding community layout

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use a large, clear map
  • Point out familiar landmarks
  • Encourage curiosity about streets
🤔 Common Struggles:

Some children might find map reading abstract

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to point to streets and understand they represent paths

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a map of the route from home to school
  • Take a walking tour of nearby streets
  • Create a street name memory game

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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