Places in My Town
Preschool - Social Studies - Building Confidence
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.
- shop
- library
- hospital
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.
- hospital
- library
- park
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.
- quilt
- shop
- bed
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.
- tree
- library
- hospital
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.
- house
- school
- hospital
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.
- library
- house
- shop