"Mapland came to Dalry and we had to build the giant
jigsaw of Scotland before we got started…then we learned about the
Scottish cities before using pieces of string to measure distances. We
worked on our compass points, as well as learning more about ordnance
survey symbols. It was excellent fun, and we learned loads too." - P7
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"We had Mapland in to tell us all about Scotland - that was amazing." - St Kessog's Primary
"Our
head teacher brought Mapland Scotland to visit our school. We had a
great time learning about our wonderful country." - Dalry Primary School
"Compass activity and 'Did You Know?' quiz on Scotland" - aged 9
"Working on the Shetland Islands" - aged 8
"Finding lost of islands and finding out things on Scotland" - aged 9
"Finding and then measuring the length of lots of different islands" - aged 9
“Learning
about kilometres” - aged 7
“Making a town on 'Puddle'” - aged 7
""The size, the nice people and the games" - aged 8
“It was big” - aged 8
"Find your own island" - aged 9
"Why can't every lesson be such fun?" - aged 10
"I learned a lot in everything" - aged 8
“All of it” - aged 11
“Being able to actually see my house on a gigantic map” - aged 9
“Looking for places with funny names” - aged 11
“Map measuring wheels” - aged 8
“I liked building the MAP” – aged 10
“Building the map because I learnt where things were” - aged 10
“How to read grids” – aged 9
“The cards and models” – aged 10
“My favourite activity was measuring roads” - aged 9
“Taking the map measuring wheel across the
map” – aged 8
“The 3D map” – aged 8
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"It
was super to see the children being so active in their learning
& actually being able to 'walk on Scotland'. It has huge
potential to provide cross curricular activities.” - Caroline Boyle, Head Teacher
Kilchrenan Primary School
"I've had so much positive feedback from your visit. All the
teachers and children have raved about what good fun it was, and how
much they learned from seeing and working with a map on such a scale.
I’ve even had the Head and Deputy of the Junior School telling me how
excellent it was, and the Headmaster commented on how brilliant it
looked. I'd also like to reiterate my thanks to you for coming and
working so well with our children. They were enthralled by the whole
experience and I’m sure they’ll remember it for a long time. Thanks for
your hard work and enthusiasm throughout the day."
What
did the pupils learn?
"Pupils learnt about the shape and size of Scotland - direction and
distance important"
"Lots - working together and hands-on approach to symbols and key cities"
"Mapping skills and also where key cities are in relation to rest of
the country"
"Pupils were able to learn a lot from seeing and working with such a large map and will remember it for a long time"
What
did the pupils enjoy?
"Building the map and looking at various places, especially the local
area"
"Learning about map symbols and then finding them on the big map"
"Building the map, putting models on the map and jumping from island to
island"
Teachers also said that related lessons were given prior to and
after the Mapland visit, and also that activities were engaging
for all pupils.
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