🗺️ Part 1: Understanding Maps

1. What is a map used for?

To show where things are located

To tell the time

To count numbers

2. Which of these would you find on a playground map? (Tick all that apply)

Slide

Swings

Kitchen sink

Pathways

Trees

3. Circle the best spatial word to complete this sentence:

The sandpit is _____________ the slide and the monkey bars.

between above inside under

📍 Part 2: Reading Maps

4. Look at the simple map your teacher shows you. What is next to the swings?

5. Complete the directions using the map:

To get from the gate to the slide, you walk _____________ the path, then turn _____________ at the big tree.

6. Draw a simple pathway from the entrance to the playground equipment:

7. Draw your own simple map of our playground. Include these features:

• At least 3 pieces of equipment (slide, swings, etc.)

• Pathways connecting them

• Labels for each feature

8. Write one sentence about your map using a spatial word (next to, between, near, opposite):

9. Why are maps helpful for people?