Before you begin…
Each student should choose a building, location, or space in Portland to research as part of their Portland History unit. ie: Lincoln Park, Monument Square, Portland Observatory, Victoria Mansion

Step 1: Draw Your Home

Each student will make a map of their home and block. First, have students create a “mental map” of where they live. Have them imagine their home, noting the details inside and out. What is around their home, down the street, behind?

1. Ask “what makes a home a home?
2. How would you draw a map of where you live?
3. What kinds of things might you include on your map (ie: yards, neighbors, street signs, sidewalks, trees, special creatures, special places, etc.)?

Step 2: Draw Your Place

1. Provide visual aids (photographs, drawings) of chosen historical locations for students to reference.
2. Students draw their place on watercolor paper, using a pencil lightly. 
3. Next, they will trace their pencil lines with a permanent marker and erase the pencil lines.