Mental Map

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Seeming like nothing but a mere child’s picture of his or her house; this picture serves as a child’s mental map of where he or she may live.  The child draws the house and places the trees and walkways at their respectful places.  This is how he/she remembers mentally about the space and placement of the things around them.