Maps

This week we learned a bit about map-making. We read a story from a Richard Scarry book, and then each girl made her own map showing all of the places the farmer went during his day (and learned about what a tailor and blacksmith do in the meantime). They enjoyed arranging the buildings and then drawing roads on their papers (not exactly a lesson in efficiency yet, but a good start!). We then took our maps into the living room, pulled out the blocks, and built their towns using their maps as blueprints. It was a difficult concept for them to grasp, but they began to get it a little bit, as you can see from these pictures. They thought it was great fun to build towns and had even more fun filling their buildings with people afterwards!