my way to school

It’s the first day back after the Easter break and we start the new term by completely redefining what our Geography books are for. Having spent the last six pages using them for extra History lessons, now we’ve decided to use them for cartography as well. This is basically a map, showing the route I took every day from home to school. I assume it was Mr Geraghty’s idea, not mine, and that we did this exercise as a whole class. And if so, I had the easiest job in the room. Despite the way this map might make it seem, my house, at 2 School Terrace, was closer to school than anyone else’s. No children lived at No 1. The next closest was Helen Easter at No 3. It’s not a great map, but in fairness to me, it’s probably the first time I ever tried to draw one. The proportions are all wrong - the school definitely wasn’t that shape - and I haven’t really thought about the size and length of the roads. But the general gist is right. Just come out the back door, over the wall and I’m there. A page later and I’ll be back in 18th century New York. But in the meantime, If you’re looking for better directions, try this:

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