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Preschool Places in My Town Worksheet

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Places in My Town

Preschool - Social Studies - Building Confidence

Worksheet 1

  1. Where do you buy food? Point to that place.

    Read aloud: Your family needs bread and milk for the week. Point to the place they go to.

    A child puts one banana and one lidded drink into an open bag with straps.A child puts one banana and one lidded drink into an open bag with straps.

  2. Where do you run about outside? Point to that place.

    Read aloud: You want to run about on the grass and climb on things. Point to the place you go to.

    Two birds float side by side on flat water beside a grassy bank.Two birds float side by side on flat water beside a grassy bank.

  3. On the map, point to the shop.

    Read aloud: This little map has a shop and a home on it, and no words at all. Point to the picture that shows the shop.

    A small picture map with two buildings on it and no words.A map showing , .storehome

  4. One place is close, one is far. Point to the close one.

    Read aloud: On this map, the home is nearly touching one place and a long way from the other. Point to the picture of the close one.

    A small picture map with three pictures on it, one of them much further away than the others.A map showing , , .homeforestschool

  5. South is the bottom. Point to what is south of home.

    Read aloud: The compass shows that south is the bottom of this map. Find the home, then point to the picture of the place directly below it.

    A picture map with three places and a compass showing which way is which. No words on the map.A map showing , , , with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.homeschoolstoreNSWE

  6. East is the right. Point to what is east of home.

    Read aloud: The compass shows that east is the right-hand side. Find the home, then point to the picture of the place to its right.

    A picture map with three places and a compass showing which way is which. No words on the map.A map showing , , , with a compass rose marking north, south, east and west.homestoreforestNSWE
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About this worksheet

A map is a picture of somewhere seen from above, and that is a genuinely new idea at three or four. This page builds it slowly. The first questions are not about maps at all: they ask which place you go to when you want to borrow a book, or buy food, or run about outside, because a place is best known by what people do there. Then the same places appear as small pictures on a little map, and the child matches the picture on the map to the picture in the answer row. There are no words anywhere on the map, and there do not need to be, because a school, a home, a shop, a park and a wood are drawn as five different things. The last groups add a compass, and north and south become simply the top and the bottom of the page. Nothing here asks a preschooler to plan a real journey. Walk somewhere familiar and name one landmark at a time instead.

What your child will learn

  • Match a town place to what people do there
  • Read a small picture map with no words on it
  • Use near and far to compare two places
  • Find what is north and what is south using a compass

Worked example

Read aloud: find the shop on the map, then point to the place that is directly above it. The compass shows north at the top, so the place above is the one to the north. The child traces upward with a finger and matches the picture they land on to the same picture in the answer row.

Common mistake

Choosing a place by its size or color instead of by where it sits. Put a finger on the starting place first, then move.

Helpful hint

Put your finger on the place the question names, then move up, down, left or right.

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Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with places in my town?
Choosing a place by its size or color instead of by where it sits. Put a finger on the starting place first, then move.
How can I help my child with places in my town?
Put your finger on the place the question names, then move up, down, left or right.
Are these preschool social studies worksheets free to print?
Yes. All 6 printable versions on this page are free to download and print, with no account needed.