Home and School · B3 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.1.4.1.1 - Sketch a map of the neighbourhood showing major home, major routes and other important locations

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and name important locations in their neighbourhood, such as the chief’s palace, market, police station, post office, and their own home.
Discuss the location of their homes in relation to other important places in the neighbourhood using simple directional words like near, beside, behind, and opposite.
Sketch a simple map of their neighbourhood showing their home, major routes (roads and paths), and other important locations.
Write simple sentences giving directions from their home to an important place in the community.
Use symbols and labels on their maps to represent different places.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All About Us (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Home and School (1.4)
Content standard: B3.1.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the home and other important locations in the neighbourhood
Indicator: B3.1.4.1.1 - Sketch a map of the neighbourhood showing major home, major routes and other important locations
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 42
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners discuss location of their homes and other important places in their neighbourhood.
Learners draw/sketch a map of their neighbourhood showing their home and other important places in the community e.g. the chief's palace, post office, the market, police station Learners write simple sentences giving direction to their home and important places in the community