Barbre Park

With all of the talk about maps we just knew we had to follow one.  These smart Birch friends know the routes we take to all of our usual spaces.  But what would happen when we headed out on a NEW adventure?

We divided into two groups and headed out for our new adventure!

Our map tells us to go out the front door of our school.  

But where do we go after that?

"This way." AD

But wait.  What is this?  This group's map tells them to go out a different door!  What will happen?  Can we go different routes and still end up the same place?

"We are this way.  We need to go this way and turn." JB     "I see train tracks!  We are going to cross the train tracks!" ESE

You are both noticing important things that our maps tell us.  You are noticing the direction we need to go, and ESE, you are noticing important landmarks along our route.

And guess what?  JA you noticed the very same train tracks on the map your group was using!  Are we going to the same place?  Will our maps connect?

Our group figured out that the words on our route told us what streets we needed to be on.  We headed down Jefferson towards where the map told us we would find Lockwood.

Found it!  We are on the right path!

The other group headed down Grey towards Lockwood.  

Found it!

But...they discovered a bit of a confusion!

As they stood trying to figure out what way to turn

JA you excitedly pointed and declared "This way!"

Wait, how do you know to go that way?  Your friend MT has the map, and you aren't looking at it.

"The arrow tells me!" JA

OH!  You are noticing a marking on the sidewalk.  Are we following the arrows on the sidewalk or are we following the map?

Hey!  What is that in the distance?  It's the other group!  We found one another!  Our maps do take us to the same place!

Now that we are together are our maps the same?  Yes!

"That way! That's the way to the train tracks." ESE

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With every intersection we approached we consulted our map and decided which way to turn.

We made it!  We are at Barbre Park!

We explored, collected, discovered, ran, laughed, and connected.  It was a great adventure!