Compass Worksheet PDF

The older students in our homeschool co-op are doing a Mapmaking block (this is a combination of grade 4 Local History & Geography and grade 8 World Geography). Here are two books I recommend for a Mapmaking block:

Charting the World: Geography and Maps from Cave Paintings to GPS
by Richard Panchyk

Mapping the World with Art
by Ellen Johnston McHenry

now available as a digital download at her website!

This block is mostly freehand map drawing using McHenry's book, but I also have lots of ideas for other map-related activities we can do. Yesterday I was looking up simple printable activities for practicing the directions on a compass rose. We ended up designing our own activity -- the Word Find Game -- but I wanted to keep track here of some of the resources I found.

Hint: If you're looking for a worksheet for something, put "PDF" in the search request. Here are some things that came up for "compass worksheet PDF":

Royal Castle Floor Plan (PDF)

Compass Directions (PDF)

Make a Map Using Clues (PDF)

Collect Letters to Make Words (PDF)
(this is what inspired the Word Find Game)

a perfect use for the homemade Outdoor Scrabble tiles that were donated many years ago! first, we lay them out in a grid
making puzzles for friends to solve
in round one, we only used the four cardinal directions

in round two, we added in the four intercardinal directions

I should also share that Hello Wood makes a beautiful Compass Rose Puzzle.

Today we also made a Floating Compass, a favorite activity! Next week we are going to move into using a compass and doing some orienteering.

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