Kids Neighborhood Workshop
City of Rancho Cucamonga Planning Division

Worksheet 1: Mapping Your Mind


DO THIS:Close your eyes and imagine that you are flying in a helicopter and looking down on your neighborhood. What do you "see" in your mind? Keep these answers in your journal.

Where is the center of your center of your neighborhood? Is there a street, shopping place, park or school that is at the center of your neighborhood?


What landmarks are in your neighborhood? Is there a church, school, government building, or fire station?


Where is your favorite place to go in the neighborhood?


Where is your least favorite place?


How do you get from your house to school?


What three things would you do to make your neighborhood better?


How big is your neighborhood? Where does your neighborhood stop and another neighborhood begin?


Draw a map of your neighborhood on the other side of this sheet. Make sure you draw the answers to these questions on your map. Be sure to include your name and the date in the legend.



WORD SEARCH: Look up these words in a dictionary or encyclopedia: Map, Cartography, Landmark, Neighborhood.

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