Page 5 - Scopro il mondo... Eng.

After the trip to the seaside, we showed some pictures of the day to the

children and we asked them to think again about the route that we had

walked there from the beach to the harbor and back, and we asked them

to try to explain it with words; then children were asked to

represent graphically this route and also what they observed

around them.

After that, we asked to each child to tell the route that he/she had

drawn to the rest of the group.

While listening, the group of children was wondering about:

• Is there anything missing?

• Is the path clear to understand?

• Could I walk that same path again just by looking at the drawing?

Children said that: “The map helps you see, helps you finding things and

finding the route”. This reflection made by the children stimulated us (the

teachers) to deepen this educational project about the topic of the map.