Map activities for 7 year olds?

Question

they are learning map reading and the 4 primary directions. Other than scavenger hunt/treasure map, map making.. what other activities are there ???

Answer 1

first u show how to see the map and make practice to them

Answer 2

Lesson Plan:

The Key to a Map

The students will use a map of the classroom to strengthen their map reading skills. They will work in groups and use a prepared map of the classroom to find hidden messages.

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3441

State Maps:

http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/usa/

Location: Position on the Earth's Surface:

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Geography...

Miscellaneous Geography Activities

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geograp...

Answer 3

The treasure map would be great fun; also the map puzzle is a good idea--consider making your own versions of that. Take a map and glue it onto card stock paper. Laminate it and then cut it into puzzle pieces.You could make a giant puzzle ...If making a giant puzzle- cut and glue the pieces before they are laminated.

Another Map Game..Have a Jigsaw Puzzel and Race.

Give each child a piece of cardboard, scissors, and glue. Have them choose a map; the children then glue their map onto their cardboard. When the glue is dry, have them cut their cardboard into the shape of jigsaw puzzle pieces. (The younger the child- the larger the pieces)

When they have finished, have them trade puzzles and have a race to see who finishes first. Consider laminating the puzzles to make them last.

There is an Atlas book for children-do you have one of those?

You can find them on Amazon.com

Have a travel game! Have the children plan a "pretend" trip to where they'd like to go for a visit/vacation...With an atlas and research...have them course the route to get there. At the culmination, consider  including a celebration that is themed to the area they choose to visit!

You can draw a map of your program neighborhood---Include all the hi-lights. Youth can tell you if the places included are N-S-E-West of you...

Put up a large map and have the kids stick push-pins in it to indicate places that they've been.

Have a map/geography bee. Have the kids study a map area and then have a 'spelling bee" type contest (it could be individual or in teams) You could do this like a Jeapordy type game.

Do you have internet access? Some good internet site with map games--this is one--- http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=L2_...

How about a game where you name a Country/State/City---and the kids have to tell you if it is north or south of a certain marker?

Answer 4

When I was a child, I had a US map puzzle, where each of the pieces was a state. A great way to learn where the states are if nothing else.