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First Impressions: Urban Architecture

Directions:

Wherever you hail from, your family will no doubt find the downtown area of a new city or town interesting, especially when you compare it to home. Ask your kids questions like these, then log their answers in the Family Book of Observations.

• Are the downtown buildings taller than those at home?
• Are they old or new?
• What are the buildings made of-brick, limestone, glass?
• Do any of the buildings have gargoyles or other decorations?
• Is the city hall similar to the one back home? Would you have recognized it as the town's seat of government?
• Is the main library older or newer than the one in your city or town?
• What are the churches and other religious buildings made of, and are they similar to those where you're from?

How about this one: Once you find the school, see if the playground structures are as much fun as those back home!