Update

We have temporarily discontinued the production of our printed Giant Maps product. Maps will no longer be available for purchase after March 15, 2022.

Please visit our Maps and Mapping Collection for classroom mapping resources and activities and a link to our digital MapMaker tool.  

 

Our free downloadable activities for Giant Maps are still available.

 

More to Explore

Our Resource Library offers high-quality, standards-based, educational resources and activities. Many of our free maps, lesson plans, imagery, interactives, and reference materials have been curated into collections grounded in the bold and transformative approach that National Geographic takes around science, exploration and storytelling.

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  • WHEN YOU HAVE A MAP THAT CHILDREN CAN ACTUALLY STAND ON AND MOVE ON, THEY HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF WHERE PLACES ARE IN THE WORLD.

    Mary Cahill
    Potomac School

  • THE SIMON SAYS GAME THAT GOES ALONG WITH EACH MAP REALLY IS A GREAT WAY TO INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, OR SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE MAP THAT THEY ARE STUDYING.

    Mary Cahill
    Potomac School

  • WHAT AN EXCELLENT ‘HANDS-­AND­-FEET­-ON’ LEARNING OPPORTUNITY. THE MAP REALLY BROUGHT GEOGRAPHY ALIVE.

    Educator in Kentucky

  • [THE MAPS] CREATE ATMOSPHERES WHERE KIDS AREN'T JUST LOOKING AT A MAP BUT THEY ARE EXPLORING IT,  WALKING ON IT, CRAWLING ON IT, EVEN RUNNING ON IT, AND THEY ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME DOING IT.

    Dan Beaupre
    Creator of Giant Maps

  • KIDS LOVE TO HAVE THINGS IN THEIR HANDS AND WE USE A LOT OF PROPS. WE EMPOWER THEM AND PUT THINGS IN THE THEIR HANDS THAT CAN BE GREAT TOOLS TO ENHANCE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

    Dan Beaupre
    Creator of Giant Maps

  • I CAN’T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO TEACH GEOGRAPHY OR PRETTY MUCH ANY SOCIAL STUDIES TOPIC!

    Educator in California

  • STUDENTS LOVE THAT SENSE OF GETTING DOWN ON THEIR HANDS AND KNEES AND CLOSELY LOOKING AT FEATURES ON A MAP AND THEY SEE THE DETAIL THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO A MAP.

    Mary Cahill
    Potomac School

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main Photograph by Dan Beaupre