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.

Downloads:

Hopeville Map

 

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Hopeville Map Challenge Cards

 

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Hopeville Map Questions

 

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