Homes and Public Places
Match the cards using the notes about Home, Library, Park and School.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Places Around Us
Distinguish familiar places and natural features.
Before you begin
- Name or point to familiar places.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Land and Water
Match the cards using the notes about Hill, River, Lake and Ocean.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Near Far and Between
Match the cards using the notes about Near, Far, Between and Inside.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3A Globe and a Picture Map
Match the cards using the notes about Globe, Map, Photograph and Imaginary drawing.
About 10 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- NCSS C3 Framework: topic reference — Distinguish familiar places and natural features.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.