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Exploring the immediate area surrounding a student's home.
Have you ever wondered why your house has a number on it, or why the person next door waves to you every morning?
A neighborhood is the special place where you live. It is the area right outside your front door! It includes your house, the street, and the buildings nearby. Some neighborhoods have big parks with swings, while others have tall buildings that touch the clouds. Your neighborhood is like a small community where people live, work, and play together. It is your 'home away from home.' Every neighborhood is unique, just like you!
Quick Check
What do we call the area right around your home?
Answer
A neighborhood
The people who live in your neighborhood are called neighbors. Your neighbors might live in the house right next to yours or in the apartment across the hall. Neighbors are part of your community. They help keep the neighborhood safe and clean. Sometimes, neighbors become great friends! You might see them walking their dogs or getting their mail. Being a good neighbor means being kind and helpful to the people who live near you.
Let's identify your closest neighbors: 1. Think of the house to the left of yours. 2. Think of the house to the right of yours. 3. The people in those houses are your closest neighbors!
Quick Check
If someone lives in the house next to you, what are they called?
Answer
A neighbor
Every street in a neighborhood has special things to look at. You might see sidewalks, which are paths for people to walk on safely. You will also see street signs that tell drivers where to go. Look for mailboxes where the mail carrier leaves letters. You might even see trees, fire hydrants, or colorful flowers. These things make every street look different. When you walk down your street, you are like an explorer discovering new things!
Numbers help us find houses on a street: 1. Look at your house number (for example, ). 2. Look at your neighbor's house number (it might be ). 3. Notice how the numbers change as you walk down the street!
Let's find a pattern on your street: 1. Walk past houses with a grown-up. 2. Count how many have a red door. 3. If houses have red doors and has a blue door, you found a pattern of houses!
What is a neighborhood?
Who is a neighbor?
Which of these might you see on a neighborhood walk?
True or False: Every neighborhood looks exactly the same.
Review Tomorrow
Tomorrow morning, look out your window and try to name 3 things you see on your street.
Practice Activity
Go on a 'Neighborhood Walk' with a grown-up and count how many different colored houses you can find.