Finding the Way from Home to School
Age 7 Daily life
Seen from high above, a neighbourhood looks like a plan: the house with the red roof, the streets, the park with its trees and swings, and the school on the corner. The boy with the backpack only has to follow the pavement, turn at the corner and cross on the white stripes. When you know which places you go past, you always know where you are.
Examples
- On the way to school in the morning you go past the park with the benches, then cross at the white stripes just before the gate.
- Telling a friend how to come to your house: turn at the bakery, walk along the park, it is the one with the red roof.
Key takeaways
- Seen from above, streets and houses show how places are connected.
- Landmarks tell you where to turn, crossings tell you where to cross.