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People and Places Rubric

Explore how people connect with places and groups. Read each task, then show what you know. You can use the rubric at the end to reflect on your learning.

A neighbourhood to explore

Lachlan lives in a neighbourhood near a river. She walks to the park with her family and meets friends there. On Saturdays, Lachlan plays netball with a local team. Her family also visits the library to borrow books. The river, park, library and netball court are all places that matter to people in Lachlan’s community.

1.Lachlan visits the park with her family. Which sentence best explains a connection between people and a place?

People visit and use places for different reasons.
Places are only important when they are far away.
People never change or care about places.

2.Name two groups Lachlan belongs to, using details from the story.

3.Lachlan plays netball with a local team. Give one reason being part of this group might be important to her.

Read the neighbourhood grid

Each box shows a place in Lachlan’s neighbourhood. The top row is north; the bottom row is south.

Park

Library

River

Homes

Netball court

Shops

Community garden

Bus stop

Road

4.Use the neighbourhood grid. Which place is directly east (to the right) of the park?

5.Use the neighbourhood grid. Finish the sentence: The netball court is between the and the .

6.Choose one place from the neighbourhood grid. Name one feature you might see there.

7.Match each place to a reason people might go there.

Library
Community garden
Bus stop

Grow plants
Borrow books
Catch a bus

8.True or false: People in a community can help care for a place by keeping it tidy.

TrueFalse

9.Write about a place you know. Name one feature there and explain who uses it or why it matters to people.

My learning rubric

After you finish, circle the level that best describes what you can do. A teacher may also use these statements to discuss your learning.

Connections between people and places Beginning: I can name a place. Developing: I can say how people use a place. Confident: I can explain why a place matters to people and give an example. Groups people belong to Beginning: I can name one group. Developing: I can name more than one group. Confident: I can explain why a group is important to someone. Describing places and using geography words Beginning: I can name a feature of a place. Developing: I can describe a place or use words such as near, far, next to or between. Confident: I can describe features and use place words to explain where things are.