models · Map vs territory
15 min · pencil, crayons
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Map of my room
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Read aloud Pretend you are a bird looking down at your room. Draw a map: your bed, door and window. What is missing?
- Draw your room from above.
- Add your bed, door and window.
- Say what the map leaves out.
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: A map is useful, but it never shows everything that is really there.
- What is in your room but not on your map?
- Could someone find your bed using your map?
Extend it: Hide a toy, draw a map to it, and let your child find it.
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