Task Cards to Teach Places on a Map for Kids! 

Map skills are an essential life skill, but that doesn’t mean they’ll come naturally. Map skills can be challenging for young students, who often need plenty of practice.

Primary students are more likely to retain these skills if the content is presented engagingly. That’s why we’ve created these task cards! You can easily replace a map worksheet with a set of task cards, allowing your little ones to talk, share and move around while learning. This set of 16 community map skill task cards provides students with opportunities to practice their skills by:

• reading maps of a community
• using a map key to identify objects and places on a map
• identifying symbols and markings on a map.

Cut apart the cards and provide each student with a recording sheet and writing utensil. Students will move around the room or remain in a learning station to complete the practice activity.

Tips for Differentiation + Scaffolding 

If you have a mixture of above and below-level learners, check out these suggestions for keeping students on track with the concepts: 

🆘 Support Struggling Students

• Complete the activity as a whole group or in a small group session.
• Provide students with an anchor chart or map reference sheet during the activity completion.

➕ Challenge Fast Finishers

• Have students make an anchor chart by drawing the different features found on a map.
• Have students draw a map of their school, home, or neighbourhood and label it using map symbols.

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the Download button to download the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource.

We recommend printing one copy of the entire file, including an answer key, to use this resource.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.