🌎 A Map of Where I Live

Un mapa de donde vivo

🌎 Social Studies K.4SL.K.1
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Objective: Child creates a simple map of a familiar space and uses position words to describe where things are.

⏱️ ~30 min 🧺 2 min setup · building· art

🧺 Materials

  • large paper
  • crayons or markers
  • small toy or button as a marker

📋 Instructions (parent)

  1. Explain that a map is a drawing from above that shows where things are.
  2. Walk through one room together and name what you see in Spanish: bed, table, door, window.
  3. Draw a simple map of that room together, adding each thing as you say its name.
  4. Use a small toy as a marker and give directions in Spanish: arriba, abajo, al lado.
  5. Talk about your bigger world: your house is in your city, in California, in the United States.
  6. Take your child on a 'treasure hunt' following your map to find a hidden small surprise.

➕ Extension ideas

  • Draw a map of the whole house or the path from home to a favorite place like church.
  • Hide a treat and draw a simple treasure map with an X, giving clues in Spanish.

🗣️ Parent script — say it in Spanish

Español
Un mapa es un dibujo que nos muestra dónde están las cosas. Vamos a hacer un mapa de nuestro cuarto: aquí está la cama, aquí está la puerta. Nosotros vivimos en una casa, en una ciudad, en California. ¿Me ayudas a dibujar nuestro mapa?

💬 Conversation prompts

  • ¿Qué es un mapa?
  • ¿Dónde está la puerta en nuestro mapa?
  • ¿Qué hay al lado de tu cama?
  • ¿En qué ciudad vivimos?
  • ¿Puedes señalar dónde está la ventana?

🔑 Vocabulary

  • mapa — map
  • casa — house
  • ciudad — city
  • arriba — up / above
  • abajo — down / below
  • al lado — next to
  • puerta — door
  • ventana — window

Other ways to do it

⚡ 5-minute version

Point around the room and name three things in Spanish using arriba, abajo, and al lado.

🚗 Car version

Narrate your drive in Spanish: 'Vamos a la derecha, vamos a la izquierda,' and name landmarks.

😴 No-energy version

Lie down together and describe where things are in the room using Spanish position words.

🎯 California standards covered

K.4 Where Things Are
“I can use a map or globe to show where things are.”
SL.K.1 Taking Part in Conversations
“I can take turns talking and listening when I have a conversation.”
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