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Map Challenges

Hopeville is a fictional town depicted on the maps available below. Teachers can use these to help children to learn about and read the information displays on maps:

  • Show the PDF of the map to the class using a projector and talk about the information shown (place names / road names / compass / symbols / key).
  • Challenge children to answer the questions about Hopeville included on the activity sheet.
  • Ask pupils to come up with their own questions about the places shown on the map.
  • Look on a variety of maps (at different scales) and discuss the information that they show.
  • Get pupils to make their own maps of real and fictional places.

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Hopeville Map

Hopeville Map

 

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Hopeville Map Challenge Cards

Hopeville Map Challenge Cards

 

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Hopeville Map Questions

Hopeville Map Questions

 

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Janelle Davo

8th February 2013

This is a great resource. Thanks so much.

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Annettjie

9th December 2015

An simple but amazing resource. Good level of challenge to embed map skills. Thank you

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Justin from Bali

28th January 2016

Saved me a lot of time and made my class much more fun. Cheers!

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Barbara

30th July 2016

What an amazing resource to assess map work skills. I am using this with Year 4. I just wish it had grid reference questions.

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gina

8th May 2018

This is a great resource. Do you have the answer key?

Thanks

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5

Lynda Demangeat

19th February 2019

These are perfect for our current topic- thank you! Just the idea to get the yr 5 class used to working with & finding their way around maps.

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5

Amanda Pearson

9th March 2020

Absolutely fantastic resource, thank-you.

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5

Sarah

13th May 2020

This is grea, it has saved me time and I think the children will really enjoy it.

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4

Paul Pearce-Burton

4th June 2020

Thank you for these resources, it's exactly what I was looking for to fill a gap tomorrow.

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5

Marzia Bosoni

9th September 2021

Thanks so much! This is exactly what I needed!

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5

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