Treasure maps
Equipment
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1 sheet A3 paper (activity 1)
Pencil
Ruler
Coloured pens/pencils/felts
1 sheet lined paper (activity 2)
Activity 1
Design your own treasure map using symbols.
Draw a grid over the map adding grid references
along the bottom and up the side.
• Your map needs to have 10 symbols drawn on it and a
key explaining each one.
• You need to write down the 4 figure grid reference
of each symbol
• You then need to draw a treasure trail on the map
which goes through the 10 symbols- your trail will
have a start point and an end point (where the buried
treasure chest is)
Treasure map
Symbols:
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20
19
18
17
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15
01
02
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Symbol
Grid
reference
Suggested symbols:
Pirates
Natives
Swamp
Quick sand
River
Hills/ mountains
Sharks
Crocodiles
Forest
Palm trees
Treasure
Ship wreck
Activity 2
• Write a story about your journey along
the treasure trail, include all the things
you see along the way, make it as
exciting as possible.
• Each time you move from 1 part of the
map to the next, write the direction you
are moving in using the Cardinal Points
(on the next slide)
Good luck me hearties…aaaaargh!