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As I wrapped up our Social Studies’ Expanding Horizons unit with Goofy I found this nifty idea from Counting Coconuts. We had already read through Me on the Map and Where do I Live , but this was a great visual & the perfect way to wrap things up!Click on the image below to download a PDF with the expanding horizons all ready to print! As always, this is for your personal use only. Please do not sell or host my material. You are welcome to share my blog with whomever you’d like, but please do not link them directly to the download file – thanks!
Our Home – he drew a picture of him next to his home
Our Street (glued construction paper shapes to make homes)
Our City (glued pictures from around our city)
Our State (map & what Illinois is known for: Land of Lincoln, Chicago/Sears Tower, Corn)
Our Country (I found this searching Google images to help show Goofy where our state was in the country)
Our Continent: This is free clipart from Philip Martin
Our Planet: Earth (I found this searching Google pictures; Goofy colored it in)
Also check out the following book resources for Expanding Horizons
This book is ideal for the Preschool crowd. Simple to the point text & beautiful illustrations are sure to help your little one begin to grasp expanding horizons.
This book takes expanding horizons to the next level. There is more text and explanation. They include neighborhoods, suburb/city,galaxy, and universe. Kindergarten resource.
Beth
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