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Great post – I have some 5 year olds at preschool that are right into maps at the moment so this is timely.
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DD loves maps and draws them or asks me to quite a bit. I did realise that she hadn’t *quite* got the concept a few months ago though – conversation in the pre-school playground was something like:
DD: “Mummy, can you draw me a map to some chalk?”
Me: “Sure sweetie, where is the chalk?”
DD: “I don’t know, that’s why you need to draw me a map”
Me: “But I can’t draw a map to chalk unless I know where some is”
Cue impending tantrum about wanting chalk and Mummy refusing to draw a map to find it! Ah well … it makes for a good story!
I think we have Dora to thank for that – whenever she needs to find something Map appears and draws the map for her! We play that at home sometimes hiding things and making obstacle courses.
What a brilliant idea! I always like to do a little scavanger hunt for my little ones to find their birthday gifts. They love it! And going into a new class can be quite scary, I think that this will really help those children adjust faster and easier, with such a fun way of learning!
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Yes, I think maps are appearing more often in the children’s play than they did a few years ago – they make you feel so powerful, and they are everywhere in games etc a la Dora – we use old calendars and diaries that didn’t sell from the cheap shop and they often feature maps in some way as well – but a good idea to link it with a specific purpose – real life meaning….hmm – our kinder has quite a few children who live out of town, maybe we could extend this into a home activity to do with parents….thanks for the post~!
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