Ardmore - Map Reading Activity
Added: 12 Apr 2017
Contributor:
Clare Quigley
Resource type:
Presentation
A Powerpoint for use on the interactive whiteboard to develop map reading skill. Shows a cliff walk around Ardmore with areas of interest marked along the route. Children can identify sites/buildings marked on the map and identify different tourist map symbols. An accompanying worksheet is also available.
How it maps to the curriculum
- 3-4
- SESE Geography
Strand: Human Environments
Strand unit: People living and working in the local area
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the natural features in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland and their relationship to the lives of people living in these places
- explore, investigate and come to appreciate the major features of the built environment in the locality and in a contrasting part of Ireland
Suggestions for use: Use this Powerpoint and the accompanying worksheet to develop map reading skills, focusing on the area of Ardmore in Co. Waterford. Extension activity: children can make a tourist map of their own area.
