This creative mapping activity takes the map skills students have learned and wraps them into a creative project that only takes moments to prep, but gets hours of engagement. Your students will get to argue why their map is the best through a writing task, too.
Students have been hired by a map-making company to develop maps for their archives. Students will have a choice of which maps they create.
This engaging resource includes:
teacher instructions for different ways this activity can be used. This is a map-making and writing activity.
student pages.
basic rubric for marking.
student reflection pages.
student awards.
Canadian and American spellings.
If you teach in Alberta, be aware this resource was written for the old Social Studies Program of Studies. It has not been reviewed or adjusted for the new Alberta social studies curriculum which is being piloted in the 2024-25 school year. To learn about how we plan to address the changes, visit our site https://brainninjas.ca/social-studies-in-alberta/
Ninja Note:This project does not specifically teach anything about maps. It will work for project-based learning or as an independent activity.
Ninja Note:This file is a PDF and requires printing for students to use the student pages.
