Maps and symbols
Read a map key, follow simple directions and use coordinates to find a place.
Geography · Activity guide
Geography practice that builds a sense of place.
Reading a map, telling a river from a road, and comparing one place with another are skills that grow with practice, not memorising a list of capitals. Use these ideas for conversation or practice, then try the separate demo or printable below.
No account or card. This is a mixed ten-question demo; signed-in learning starts from the choices on your child’s Home.
Ideas to explore
From reading a symbol to comparing two places
These are general activity ideas, not a complete course or a list of activities available to every child after sign-in. The age and grade guides are approximate.
Physical and human features
Tell apart natural features like rivers and mountains from things people build, like roads and towns.
Places and comparison
Compare climate, features or daily life between two different places.
After the demo
Choose from what is available for your child.
After sign-in, your child’s Home shows the learning goals currently available for their age and level. The demo and printable in this guide are separate ways to try an activity. Practice collections chosen with a parent are separate; these record practice, not independent learning progress.
- Choose 5, 10 or 15 questions for practice
- Teaching has separate steps where offered
- Parent reports distinguish practice from independent progress
More activity ideas
Questions that ask children to look closely
- Features: Which of these is a physical feature rather than something people built — a mountain, a bridge, a road or a house?
- Direction: Starting at the school and walking two blocks north, which side of the map do you move towards?
- Reasoning: A town is built where two rivers meet. What is one likely reason people chose that spot?
Free Print & Play sheet
Read the Map Key
Children aged roughly 7–8 answer three grid-reference questions using a six-symbol key, then invent a symbol for a gate and add it to the key. One A4 page, black and white, with no sign-in.
Try the public demo
Ten demo questions, then a stopping point.
Start at the age-7 level to see geography and other age-aware subjects in the public demo.