Family Mapmaking

Mapmaking is a wonderful way to engage family members in looking closely at how each experiences where they live. Family members may discover that each sees their neighborhood differently, that one includes a place that the others never noticed, or that certain neighborhood spaces, such as a vacant lot, are valued by one and considered an eyesore by others.
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Pencils, pens, or markers; blank 8.5 x 11 paper
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Acknowledgements

Adapted from “Family Maps” by Amanda Dargan, City Lore Education Director, 2002 CARTS Sense of Place Newsletter

Mapmaking is a wonderful way to engage family members in looking closely at how each  experiences where they live. Family members may discover that each sees their neighborhood differently, that one includes a place that the others never noticed, or that certain neighborhood spaces, such as a vacant lot, are valued by one and considered an eyesore by others.

Supplies  Pencils, pens, or markers; blank 8.5 x 11 paper

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by Amanda Dargan, City Lore Education Director
(from “Family Maps” 2002 CARTS Sense of Place Newsletter)