Me on The Map
of Mexico
Luis
This is me.
My name is Luis.
I live in Mexico.
This is my world. It is called Earth.
It looks like a giant ball.
If you could unroll the world and make it flat….
…it would look something like this
map of the world
Come join me on a trip to find my place in the
world and learn more about the country I live in.
To find my special place on the
map. First I look at the map of the
world and find my continent.
The continent of North America.
Then I look at the map of my
continent and find my country.
Mexico
The country of Mexico.
This is a map of my country.
I notice my country shares its
borders with other countries.
The United States of America
The country of the United States is North of
Mexico.
I notice my country shares its
coast with two bodies of water.
The United States of America
The Pacific Ocean is on the West coast
The Gulf of Mexico is on the East coast
Next, I look at the map of my
country and find my state.
Mexico has 31 states and 1 federal district.
I live in the state called Hidalgo.
Then I look at the map of my state
and find my city.
The name of my city is Pachuca.
It is the capital of Hidalgo.
This is my city.
Pachuca, Hidalgo
This is a map of my city.
Pachuca, Hidalgo
This is my street on the map of my city.
Then I look at the map and find
the street my school is on.
I go to Escuela Primaria El Pipila
(The Pipila Primary School).
This is my school. In my school I
find my classroom.
This is me in my classroom.
This is a map of my classroom.
ROOM 2
Yensenia
Maria
Carmen
Diego
Luis
Meeting Area
Raul
Rosa
Nayeli
Abraham
Abigail
This is me on the map of my classroom.
And in my classroom I find me!
Just think..
…in rooms, in houses, on streets, in towns, in countries all over
the world, everybody has their own special place on the map.
Credits
Luis: soschildrensvillages.org.u
Planet Earth: kimthompsonartist.com
World Map: sy-klone.com
Map of North America: dk.co.uk
Map of Mexico: maquilamentor.com
Map of Mexico/states: mexconnect.com
Map of Pachuca- (small) square: m.wikitravel.org
Picture of Pachuca: lonelyplanet.com
Google interactive map: http://maps.google.com/maps=Gobernadores, Parque
de Poblamiento 1a. Sección, Pachuca, Hidalgo, México
Satellite image of Escuela Primaria El Pipila: Google Earth
Classroom: Photo Credit: Keith Dannemiller/D70s/Corbis)