I need a wall map...

[5LittleMonkeys]

that doesn't have Greenland bigger than the whole North American continent.

 

I printed this one out and taped all the sheets together. It's about 6x6, so it's great for labeling and coloring in but dd7 had a fit because the size of the continents aren't accurate.

 

I don't mind buying one if it isn't too expensive...taping that other one all together was a pain.

 

Thanks!

[Leimarie]

I found a 40"x26" one at my local "teacher" supply store for $3.95. Made by Universal Map.

[Celia]

If you try to make something flat and rectangullar out of something that's circular, the proportions will never be accurate. You'll want to look for one that has 'breaks'. Maybe a fun way to illustrate this for your dd woud be to draw a sketch of the world on a carefully peeled orange, then flatten it out. Once it's explained to her why the sizes aren't accurate, maybe what you've already got will do?

[lionfamily1999]

We subscribed to National Geographic and have TONS of great resources as a result. I think a world map is their gift for subscribing, we also have maps dedicated to Indonesia, bird migration in North America, and a ton of other random things :p

[Aludlam]

I got ours from Amazon b/c I really wanted a laminated one. I know that Dollar Tree did have some that were the same size as a standard piece of poster board.

 

hth

[5LittleMonkeys]

If you try to make something flat and rectangullar out of something that's circular, the proportions will never be accurate. You'll want to look for one that has 'breaks'. Maybe a fun way to illustrate this for your dd woud be to draw a sketch of the world on a carefully peeled orange, then flatten it out. Once it's explained to her why the sizes aren't accurate, maybe what you've already got will do?

 

I did try to explain it to her but she didn't really get it. I will try the orange ... that is a great idea!

[Farrar]

Are you talking about the ones from Owl & Mouse? We're also using that, but I cut off Greenland so that it's just sticking down. We lost Alaska in that too... But I felt like the majority of what we're working on with history and so forth was there. I wish they had another projection available. Or that there was another way for us to make a mutli-sheet map relatively easily. Anyone know of one?

 

If you're looking for something that's single sheet, the National Geographic Xpeditions maps will let you do that, as will a number of other sites.

[JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst]

I buy mine from National Geographic. They have a variety of choices and sizes and even some that look nice hanging in the house.