Town map activity

Mapreading worksheet and instructions.

Pupils are given a map with unlabelled roads . They use the instructions to label the roads. They use the instructions to find given grid references and draw the correct symbol in the box.
I named the town Ellistown and referred to Mrs Ellis's mansion as well as Ellis Hill, all cheekily named after myself. It is easy to change these names to refer to yourself or your own school.
An extension activity is also given- pupils create their own town on a blank copy of the same grid, using their own key. I then ask the pupils to create their own description of their town similar to the one they were given. If time permits, they swap instructions with a peer who then has to work out what their map looks like.