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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Mapping and Understanding

Related Episode: A New Friend

Subjects/Skills: Mapping Skills; Emotional Development

Materials Needed:
Paper
Marker
A "treasure," such as a book

Directions:
Make a treasure map that shows where a "treasure" has been hidden in your home or your yard. Instead of making the map yourself, consider having your child help you to put something somewhere, and then together draw a map of how Lorca would get to it. She could then explain how she would help Lorca. For example, she might discuss that since Lorca is in a wheelchair, he would not be able to go up the stairs.

Show your child the treasure map. Ask if she can use the map to determine where the treasure is hidden.

When she has figured out the location of the hidden treasure, ask her to tell you how she will get to the treasure by using her finger to trace a route on the map.

Ask your child to think about how she would get to the treasure if she were with someone who uses a wheelchair. You might say, "Imagine that Lorca the dragon came to play with you today. How could you get to the treasure with Lorca? Would you use the same path? Could Lorca go that way with his wheelchair?"

Have your child plan a different route to the treasure that would accommodate someone who uses a wheelchair. Then, let her use that route to get to the treasure.

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