Washougal — Three classrooms of Hathway Elementary second-graders hit the streets April 18 to learn more about the features of their city and how to locate them on maps. Noting important elements such as schools, parks, streets, rivers, fire and police stations found on maps provided by the Camas-Washougal Chamber of Commerce, the children got to know their community better. At the same time, they learned how to spell local landmarks correctly and use quality handwriting as part of an activity where they crafted their own neighborhood maps.
It was fun making the map, because now we can actually see where the places are,” student Isabel Larson said.
Student Trevor King added, “It was fun to color the rivers and the school, and it looked like a regular map!”
“The students were extremely engaged in learning about their communities,” Hathaway teacher Adam Utehs said. “They all did an amazing job creating accurate maps of the Hathaway neighborhood! I am very proud of their engagement and their efforts on this project.”
