A Compass at the Garden Gate

A compass is a tool that helps people find a direction. Its needle can swing and settle. One end points to north. North is a main direction.

Maya wants to draw a map of her school garden. She needs to know which way is north. She holds the compass flat at the garden gate. She waits until the needle stops. The needle points north. Maya draws an arrow on her map toward north.

The heading is “Find north in a school garden.” It tells what the text is about. A caption under the picture says, “The needle points north.” A caption gives words that explain a picture.

Now Maya can add the pond and bean beds to her map. Her north arrow helps readers know where each place is.