• Ask your child to draw a map of your house from memory, and then use the map to find your way around.
• Play hide-and-seek.
• Talk about different “safe” areas if your child gets separated from you in public.
• Talk about different people who can help you if a child gets lost (i.e., police officer, firefighter).

Around town …

• Ask your child to draw a map of your neighborhood from memory and then use the map to find your way around.

At the library …
While reading, ask your child if he or she can guess what will happen on the next page. If you are reading a picture book, ask your child to explain what the pictures mean. After the reading the book, have your child retell the story in his or her own words.

• “The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers” by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• “Madeline’s Rescue” by Ludwig Bemelmans
• “Just Lost!” by Mercer Mayer
• “Me on the Map” by Joan Sweeney
• “Where Do I Live?” by Neil Chesanow
• “As the Crow Flies: A First Book of Maps” by Gail Hartman
• “Mapping Penny’s World” by Loreen Leedy
• “There’s a Map on My Lap!: All About Maps” by Tish Rabe