Globex Kids My Community & Map Skills Social Studies Mini-Unit | K-2

Grades: K-2nd (ages 5-8) | Format: PDF, US Letter, 18 pages, black & white, low prep

Learn about your community and how maps work with Gizmo the friendly dragon!

Inside:

• Cover + "Hi, I'm Gizmo" page with tips for grown-ups

• Community Helpers Match (firefighter, doctor, mail carrier, teacher, baker, farmer) + "Who Can Help?" page

• Needs vs Wants cut-and-sort + draw a need and a want

• The Compass Rose (trace N, E, S, W)

• Reading a Map Key (town map with questions) + Help Gizmo Get to School (directions practice)

• My Neighborhood Map (draw your own, with a map key)

• I Live in the United States! US map: find and color your state

• Me on the Map rings (home, town, state, country, continent, planet)

• Being a Good Citizen (kind choices) + I Can Be Kind in My Community

• 8 illustrated vocabulary cards

• "Super Citizen!" certificate

• Answer key with teacher notes + terms of use

Great for social studies units, Constitution/Citizenship week, homeschool, centers, or morning work.

Terms: single classroom / single family use. US map outlines from U.S. Census Bureau (public domain). © 2026 Globex Kids.