1. Treasure maps

2. Equipment 1 sheet A3 paper (activity 1) Pencil Ruler Coloured pens/pencils/felts 1 sheet lined paper (activity 2)

3. Activity 1 Design your own treasure map using symbols. Draw a grid over the map adding grid references along the bottom and up the side. Your map needs to have 10 symbols drawn on it and a key explaining each one. You need to write down the 4 figure grid reference of each symbol You then need to draw a treasure trail on the map which goes through the 10 symbols- your trail will have a start point and an end point (where the buried treasure chest is)

4. Symbols: Treasure map 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 21 20 19 18 17 16 15

5. Suggested symbols: Pirates Natives Swamp Quick sand River Hills/ mountains Sharks Crocodiles Forest Palm trees Treasure Ship wreck SymbolGrid reference

6. Activity 2 Write a story about your journey along the treasure trail, include all the things you see along the way, make it as exciting as possible. Each time you move from 1 part of the map to the next, write the direction you are moving in using the Cardinal Points (on the next slide) Good luck me hearties…aaaaargh!