Position-word–focused kindergarten geography unit teaching children to use terms like above, below, next to, behind, in front of, and near to describe locations, map features, and simple routes using bodies, objects, and classroom scenes.

Discover how to teach kindergarteners to create simple classroom maps using symbols, legends, and position words, helping them build early geography and direction-giving skills.

Help children recognize community helpers, understand the goods and services they provide, and learn why their jobs are important in keeping our school and neighborhood safe.

Help children describe their families and homes, explore how families care for one another, and share simple traditions—all through drawings, discussions, and a “My Family and My Home” mini-book.

Help children explore familiar school and neighborhood places, learn what people do there, and create simple maps using symbols, legends, and position words like “next to” and “behind.”

Help children ask and answer questions about familiar people, places, and routines using who, what, where, and why, building inquiry skills through observation and simple sources.

Introduce young learners to the U.S. flag, school symbols, and classroom icons while teaching simple meanings and respectful ways to honor important symbols and holidays.

Help kindergarteners build teamwork through class jobs, sharing, taking turns, and simple voting, ending with a class-created “Teamwork Promise” for a caring community.

Meet the helpers who keep school running—kids learn what each adult does, explore goods vs. services, and create a class book celebrating their school community.

Help kindergarteners understand why rules and routines matter through observations, stories, and a class-made rule poster that supports safety, fairness, and community.

Build a safe, kind classroom community as kindergarteners learn rules, routines, and responsibility through stories, role-play, and shared Class Promise creation.