Creative Map Making - Map Drawing Holiday Camp

In this 4-class camp we draw a new imaginary map every day. Everyone has the opportunity to talk, think and draw. The term "maps" is used for diagrams that help us navigate the world and are beautiful and useful. 

Class Structure
I introduce the topic by showing images and we observe a variety of maps and info-graphics. We discuss the information we can learn about our world from these diagrams. This is an opportunity to interpret what we know through drawing and design, and perhaps even pick up new words and terms. While everyone draws their own unique maps I will make suggestions on how to best represent their ideas, for example through scale, colour coding or compass coordinates.

The Maps we Draw:
Class 1: map of an underground city
Class 2: design of maze map
Class 3: a treasure map
Class 4: map of a space station

This class is ideal for children who love to draw and use their imagination. Each class provides an creative framework for your child to explore the world around them and learn graphic ways of representing their spatial ideas. Through the activity of making maps your child learns to solve problems and to present solutions through drawing. They will pick up map reading skills and new vocabulary but the focus is on exploring visual representations of space.