20 free levels
Geography · Atlas Isles
Mapmaker Quest
Follow directions to make a map, then read its legend, compass rose and scale.
- Grades
- K–5
- Levels
- 48 in 2 tracks
- Free
- 20 levels
- Session
- 3–10 minutes
What it is
Illustrated island and town maps on a friendly grid. Young mapmakers place stickers from directions — left and right, then north, south, east and west, then north-east and friends — and build a legend for map symbols. Map readers count with the legend, find directions, measure with a scale and even fix a turned compass rose.
What children learn
Builds core map skills: position words, cardinal and in-between directions, map symbols and legends, a compass rose that isn't always pointing up, and distance from a scale.
What it teaches
- Map scale and distance
- Read a map
- Map directions
How to play
Tap a sticker, then tap the square where it goes. For questions, tap an answer or type a number. Keyboard: arrow keys move around the grid, Enter places the chosen sticker; Tab reaches the stickers and answers.
Plays with: Touch Mouse Keyboard Pen
Accessibility
- Read-aloud on request
- Fully playable with a keyboard
- Calm mode with reduced motion
- No timers or time pressure
- Never relies on color alone
- Quiet mode turns off sound effects
Level maps
Tracks and levels
Each track is made for a grade range. Start anywhere that fits — you don't have to play the younger tracks first. As a guest, your stars are saved on this device.
Map Makers
Place stickers from directions, build a legend and work with a turned compass.
K–2
24 levels · 10 free
Map Makers
Place stickers from directions, build a legend and work with a turned compass. · K–2
- 1 Town Map 1 ☆☆☆
- 2 Town Map 2 ☆☆☆
- 3 Town Map 3 ☆☆☆
- 4 Town Map 4 ☆☆☆
- 5 Town Map 5 ☆☆☆
- 6 Challenge: Island Map 6 ☆☆☆
- 7 Town Map 7 ☆☆☆
- 8 Island Map 8 ☆☆☆
- 9 Town Map 9 ☆☆☆
- 10 Island Map 10 ☆☆☆
- 11 Town Map 11 Plan level
- 12 Challenge: Island Map 12 Plan level
- 13 Town Map 13 Plan level
- 14 Island Map 14 Plan level
- 15 Town Map 15 Plan level
- 16 Island Map 16 Plan level
- 17 Town Map 17 Plan level
- 18 Challenge: Island Map 18 Plan level
- 19 Town Map 19 Plan level
- 20 Island Map 20 Plan level
- 21 Town Map 21 Plan level
- 22 Island Map 22 Plan level
- 23 Town Map 23 Plan level
- 24 Challenge: Island Map 24 Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Map Readers
Read legends, directions and scales, and fix a turned compass rose.
2–5
24 levels · 10 free
Map Readers
Read legends, directions and scales, and fix a turned compass rose. · 2–5
- 1 Map Reader 1 ☆☆☆
- 2 Map Reader 2 ☆☆☆
- 3 Map Reader 3 ☆☆☆
- 4 Map Reader 4 ☆☆☆
- 5 Map Reader 5 ☆☆☆
- 6 Challenge: Map Reader 6 ☆☆☆
- 7 Map Reader 7 ☆☆☆
- 8 Map Reader 8 ☆☆☆
- 9 Map Detective 1 ☆☆☆
- 10 Map Detective 2 ☆☆☆
- 11 Map Detective 3 Plan level
- 12 Challenge: Map Detective 4 Plan level
- 13 Map Detective 5 Plan level
- 14 Map Detective 6 Plan level
- 15 Map Detective 7 Plan level
- 16 Map Detective 8 Plan level
- 17 Master Mapper 1 Plan level
- 18 Challenge: Master Mapper 2 Plan level
- 19 Master Mapper 3 Plan level
- 20 Master Mapper 4 Plan level
- 21 Master Mapper 5 Plan level
- 22 Master Mapper 6 Plan level
- 23 Master Mapper 7 Plan level
- 24 Challenge: Master Mapper 8 Plan level
Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.
Off screen
Print & play
Paper activities that go with this game.
Trace my first map words
Geography · Pre-K · Tracing · 1 page
My first map words match-up
Geography · Kindergarten · Worksheet · 1 page
Picture code: maps and directions
Geography · Grade 1 · Puzzle · 1 page
Maps of my state crossword
History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 2 · Puzzle · 1 page
Maps of my state: fill in the blanks
History, Civics & Social Studies · Grade 4 · Reading · 1 page
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