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Studio Montessori World Map Pattern

This document provides a DIY guide for creating a continent map using colored felt or cardstock. It includes a list of materials needed, instructions for assembling the map, and suggestions for educational extensions related to geography. The map serves as a tactile substitute for traditional wooden puzzle maps, enhancing the learning experience for children.

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Studio Montessori World Map Pattern

This document provides a DIY guide for creating a continent map using colored felt or cardstock. It includes a list of materials needed, instructions for assembling the map, and suggestions for educational extensions related to geography. The map serves as a tactile substitute for traditional wooden puzzle maps, enhancing the learning experience for children.

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DIY Continent

Map Pattern

www.etsy.com/shop/StudioMontessori

You Will Need Using Your Map Materials


• Letter-size (8.5” by 11”) paper
• Colored felt sheets or cardstock: This DIY continent map is meant as a substitute
9”x 12” (one each) for the traditional wooden puzzle map. The
- Orange dimensions and proportions are very similar
- Pink and the tactile experience when made in
- Red dimensional felt can be an acceptable option.
- Yellow
- Green The material should be presented alongside
- Brown the continent globe to convey the concept of
- White representing a three-dimensional sphere on a
- Beige (two) flat map surface.
- Blue (two 12”x 12” or four 9”x 12”)
• Clear tape After the initial presentation, the child can
• Fabric or school glue use the control charts to indpendently
• 12” x 24” Cardboard, foamboard or learn by identifying and labeling the Earth’s
wood base (optional) major oceans and land masses.

The felt peices can be traced.


Preparing Your Map Materials The map can be used for language lesson
First, print the pattern pages (2-7) of this PDF extensions to introduce geographic direc-
file on letter-size (8.5” by 11”) paper. tionals (NSEW), classification of climates and
habitats, and a foundation for the cultural
Follow the instructions on each page to cut continent studies.
out the continents and hemispheres, assemble
the pattern, and assemble the map. .

Print the control charts and map labels on


8.5” by 11” cardstock and laminate to make
them more durable. Note: There are versions
for both Australia and Oceania. 1
Europe
Cut 1 red & 1 tan
Antarctica
(Eastern Hemisphere)
Cut 1 white & 1 tan

Antarctica
Cut 1 white & 1 tan
(Western Hemisphere)

Africa
Cut 1 green & 1 tan

Australia
Cut 1 brown & 1 tan

2
Cut 1 yellow & 1 tan
(Western Hemisphere)

Asia

North America
Cut 1 orange & 1 tan

South America
Cut 1 pink & 1 tan

Asia
Cut 1 yellow & 1 tan
(Eastern Hemisphere)

3
4

Western Hemisphere
Cut out the 4
hemisphere sections
and assemble by
taping the seams
as shown.

Use assembled
pattern to cut 1
blue circle.
1
4
3

Western Hemisphere

1 2

3 4

2
5
1 2

3 4
4

Eastern Hemisphere
Cut out the 4
hemisphere sections
and assemble by

1
taping the seams
as shown.

Use assembled
pattern to cut 1
blue circle.

6
Eastern Hemisphere 3

7
Using the taped pattern as a guide, assemble the puzzle base by gluing or
sewing the tan continent pieces onto the blue hemisphere circles.

The hemispheres can be attached to a wood, fabric, or cardboard backing of


12” by 24” inches.

8
Continent Map
Labeled Continent Map
CONTROL CHART

Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere

ARCTIC OCEAN
ARCTIC OCEAN

Europe
North Asia
America
ATLANTIC
PACIFIC OCEAN
OCEAN
PACIFIC
OCEAN
Africa
INDIAN OCEAN
South
America
ATLANTIC
OCEAN Oceania

SOUTHERN OCEAN
SOUTHERN OCEAN

Antarctica
Antarctica
Blackline Continent Map
Blackline Labeled Continent Map
CONTROL CHART

Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere

ARCTIC OCEAN
ARCTIC OCEAN

Europe
North Asia
America
ATLANTIC
PACIFIC OCEAN
OCEAN
PACIFIC
OCEAN
Africa
INDIAN OCEAN
South
America
ATLANTIC
OCEAN Oceania

SOUTHERN OCEAN
SOUTHERN OCEAN

Antarctica
Antarctica
Map Labels

Eastern Hemisphere Southern Ocean


Western Hemisphere Southern Ocean
North America Atlantic Ocean
South America Atlantic Ocean
Antarctica Arctic Ocean
Antarctica Arctic Ocean
Africa Pacific Ocean
Australia Pacific Ocean
Europe Indian Ocean
Asia Earth
Oceania

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