By Jena Carroll I Can Draw A Map

This is a map of my neighborhood.

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I drew this map today.

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You can draw a map too. It is fun!

First I drew the streets in my neighborhood.

James Street and Long Street cross each other.

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School Road and James Street meet each other.

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This map is called a street map. It only shows the streets around my neighborhood.

I drew pretty green trees and a big blue pond.

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pond

park

Next I drew the park.

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pond

park

Next I drew the buildings in my neighborhood.

My neighborhood had many buildings.

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I wrote the names on all of the buildings.

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pond

park

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school school

hospital

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home home

firestation

firestation

policestation

policestation

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store store

Key

Some maps have a key. A key is used to describe the pictures that you draw.

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Map Key

I can make a key.

I drew the same picture I used on my map and wrote the word pond on the side of it.

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pond

school school

hospital

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home home

firestation

firestation

policestation

policestation

road

store store

Key

I did the same thing for each picture on my map. Now I have a key for my neighborhood map.

Sometimes maps have a compass.

west

south

east

north

A compass is also easy to draw.

First I drew a box with two lines in it.

Next I drew arrows on each side of my lines.

Finally I put my directions.

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south

east

north

Directions tell me how to get from one place to another.

The school is north of the park.

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The pond is east of the hospital.

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How would you get home if you were leaving school?

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You are here X.

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First walk south on School Road.

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Next walk west on James Street.

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Last cross James Street going south.

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Can you draw a map of your neighborhood?

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