Map skills for children

Orienteering with Kids

Bywaterandwild May 15, 2022

This month we’ve been trying out orienteering as a family, and we’ve had a blast! It was a great way to get out and about exploring our local area, and work on our map skills, whilst having lots of fun. Read about our adventures below, with some suggestions for how to get started yourself. What…

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Map skills for children: Using a compass

Bywaterandwild June 14, 2020

This post is the first in a series on Map Skills for Children. Before getting started with a compass, check whether your child knows the words North, South, East and West, and understands what they mean. We used a toy globe to learn about the North and South Poles. Then we went outside on a…