Mapping Our School Adventure

Exploring our school through maps Learning to create our own maps Discovering important places around us

WALT - We Are Learning To

Understand what a map is and why we use maps Find important places in our school Create our own simple map using symbols Use a map key to explain our symbols

What is a Map?

A map shows us where things are Maps use pictures and symbols Maps help us find our way Have you ever seen a map before?

School Walk Adventure

Let's explore our school together! Look for important places Remember what you see Think about where things are

Our School Places

Creating Map Symbols

Symbols are pictures that represent real things A swing can represent the playground A book can represent the library A tree can represent the garden

Draw Your School Map

Use symbols to show school places Draw a key to explain your symbols Make your map colorful and clear Include the places we visited

Success! We Can Map Our School

We learned what maps are and why they're useful We explored our school and found important places We created our own maps with symbols We made map keys to explain our symbols