Let’s face it! Understanding how kids’ street, town, state, continent and planet fit together is downright confusing. But, thankfully, this simple me on the map craftivity is coming to the rescue! It’s a helpful visual kids can use again and again.
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Getting Ready
To prep the activity, I used the directions written on each page of the craftivity (below) to print the sheets on different colors.
The “Me” circle was purple, the “street” was blue…
Then, I grabbed scissors, a hole punch, brad and crayons we would need to complete the project.
Me on the Map
I introduced the activity by reading the book Me on the Map (found on Amazon HERE). Then, I explained that we were going to find out where WE were on the map!
Big Brother (age 7) began coloring one of the boy pictures to match himself.
Then, he carefully cut around the outside edge of the picture and placed it off to the side.
After cutting out each circle, we worked together to label the parts. “My country” was the USA, “my state” was Washington…
We stacked the circles on top of each other and aligned them at the top so that we could easily punch a hole through all eight parts at the same time.
Then, we bound them together with a simple brad and viola! Big Brother could easily see HIS place on the map!
Grab Your Copy
Ready to make your own Me on the Map craftivity?! Click the blue button below to snag your instant download.
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Thank you very much for the “me on the map” activity. My children are going to love it! 🙂
Hi Rosemary,
That should work just fine! I have not tried this activity with plastic, but I think it should work well! Fingers crossed, you are able to try it out!
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I am trying to get this resource and when I click on the blue button, nothing happens. I saw a link for a trouble shooting video in a reply to another comment about this same issue but when I click on that, it does not take me to a trouble shooting video but rather a list of questions/answers. I would love to have this resource.
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I tried downloading the me on the map craft and it just brings me to the phonics gift (thank you), I just don’t know what I am doing wrong.
Hi Brittani!
I just checked to ensure that the download has the correct resource attached to it. If you press the “Download Here” button, you’ll be prompted to enter your information. After you hit submit, the map craft will load in your web browser. I hope that helps!
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Sarah // Playdough to Plato Team