Local area

This neighborhood map can be used for teaching map skills to primary age children through relative terms using their own environment. This map can be adapted to teach certain map skills, terms of location, and spatial relationships.

There's a lot going on in east London these days, and if you're interested in seeing it here's a hip guide to Shoreditch.

Kindergarten has been learning all about Community over the past few weeks. Yesterday we went to the fire station and today we finally completed our “in-house community.” Well worth t…

Established in 2022, MUTU Loka existence has taken part by honoring the progression of Cilaki 33 in juxtaposing a narrative of an obsolete contemporary..

Indispensable design lessons from one of the oldest forms of graphic design.

Dharavi (Hindi and Marathi: धारावी; also spelled Daravi, Darravy, Dorrovy) is a slum in Mumbai, India. It is one of the largest slums in the world. Dharavi slum was founded in 1880s during the British colonial era. The slum grew in part because of expulsion of factories and residents from peninsular city center by colonial government, and from rural poor migrating into urban Mumbai (then called Bombay). Modern day Dharavi came to be founded in the 1940's once the British left India, and once…

Courtesy of the Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums.

A hands-on approach to building your community. Children love constructing and being able to walk through their community. Real photos help teach mapping and community buildings.

A super Rivers classroom display photo contribution. Great ideas for your classroom!