Map Making: Draw a Magical Winter Map of the North Pole
In this one-time Winter class we draw an imaginary map of the North Pole. You will learn map making skills to combine geographical and fantasy features, drawing magical places like Santa's village or Elsa's Frozen Palace.
Teacher Jean
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(622)
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
In this class we drawn an imaginary map of the North Pole. This is a fantasy map and not a realistic Artic circle map. Our map will contain both real geographic features (like mountains, trees and rivers) and imagined elements - such as a penguin school, an ice dragon cave or Santa's workshop. The map we draw will contain essential map-making elements and you will learn skills to represent them clearly on paper: geographic symbols, a map key and a compass. Class Structure: I will show examples of imaginary maps of the North Pole that include Santa's village and other fantasy places. We will see Santa's house, the toy factory and gift wrapping hut - and small streets that lead to a candy cane forest and ice palace! Our map might show a penguin hotel and elf café, a gingerbread house and reindeer landing strip. At the end of the class you have the opportunity to share your map if you want. This class provides a creative framework for your child to explore the world around them and learn graphic ways of representing their imaginary ideas. Through the activity of drawing maps your child learns to solve problems and to present solutions on paper. They will pick up map skills that empower them to draw visual representations of spaces they have in their mind.
Learning Goals
Benefits of map making are:
- Topographical skills: Children are able to use directional labels such as north, south, east, and west
- Projective skills: Children are able to use their own position to determine a location and its relationship to other elements
- Euclidian skills: Children can accurately perceive spatial relationships such as those that are used on a paper map
Other Details
Parental Guidance
We will look at imaginary maps of Santa's village and draw on fantasy ideas of the North Pole being a magical place.
Supply List
Bring a pencil and eraser and your favourite art supplies -- and at least one large sheet of paper to draw on! I suggest A3 - you can stick 2 sheets of printer paper together.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined November, 2020
4.9
622reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a qualified schoolteacher and have taken many school classes to explore sites around London and then map them. I am also a trained artist and storyteller and bring geography and cultural studies alive through images and narratives. I have worked as a graphic web designer and taught visual communication to teenagers. Through the activity of making maps we will be activating the imagination and learning how to present ideas and solutions graphically.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$13
per classMeets once
40 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-10
3-6 learners per class
