Both of these playground map stencils have holes to help delineate political boundaries and physical contours such as oceans, large lakes and continental shapes. Each stencil comes as 8 pieces and includes detailed instructions, including recommendations for paint. The painting project can be a fun activity for students, girl scouts, or boy scouts, and the finished product will certainly open up many more educational activity possibilities. A world map playground stencil can be used to create the playground map for world geography activities: Identify continents and countries, and create games to make learning fun. Using the US map stencil in a playground to paint a US playground map opens up other activities for learning the US states. A booklet with activity suggestions is enclosed in the package. Order information below.
Playground Tested
Photos illustrate murals painted by team of four adults and ten 2nd-4th graders in three hours.
Easy to Apply
Instructions include paint specifications.
Follow links below to view instructions:
U.S. Map Stencil Instructions - USA map measures 27' wide by 16' high for the continental US, and there's two options for Alaska included
The eight section stencil has holes which define the detailed borders of the 50 states and 5 great lakes (USA map) and continents and countries of the world (world map).
Encourages Educational Classroom Projects
Geographical - Paint rivers, mountains, lakes and deserts
Political - Show major cities, capitals
Economic - Find dams, major crops, products and resources
Scientific - Locate species habitats and animal/bird migration routes
Historical - Draw explorer routes and places of historical interest
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