Map My Trip for Kids | Charting Travel with a Free Map Template

The “Map My Trip” activity teaches children about directions, maps, and mileage. Download a free map template and coordinating cards to chart travel.

“Are we there yet?” … “How much longer?” …. “When is the next stop?”

Have you ever heard any of these questions on a family road trip? Well, now it’s time to put the answers to those questions, back into the kids’ hands with a “Map My Trip” travel activity. 

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Included in the kit is a USA Map Template and a set of Travel Cards to chart your next road trip. Whether you are traveling across the country, taking a road trip, or a weekend trip to a big city, kids will love having an overview of the trip and an activity to complete along the way. Plus, they’ll learn travel skills such as directions, mapping, and tracking mileage.

Map My Trip: Supplies

• White Cardstock
• Printer + Ink
• Paper Trimmer
• Corner Rounder Punch
• Hole Punch
• Binder Ring
• Free Printable Map Template {download at end of post}
• Free Printable Travel Cards {download at end of post}
• Laminator + Laminating Pouch
• Dry-Erase Marker

Map My Trip: Instructions

First, download and print the Map Template and Travel Cards. You’ll only need one copy of the Map Template but will need multiple copies of the Travel Cards. The number of Travel Cards will depend on the length of your road trip and how many cities you want to chart on the route.

In our case, we are traveling to Disney World from Kentucky. I’ve chosen 12 cities along the route to act as markers for charting our travel. Since there are 4 cards per page, I printed 3 copies to have 12 cards.

Next, cut out the cards and use a corner punch on the corners, if you’d like. Once they are cut out, punch a hole in the top-left corner of each card, and thread a binder ring through the stack.

For the map, laminate it, and mark off the route with a dry-erase marker. 

As I mentioned, we’ve got 12 cities, or landmarks, along the route. Each dot on the map represents one of these points. The cards coordinate with the dots and are marked 1 through 12, with the city listed next to Location on each Travel Card.

Don’t write in the mileage yet, let your kids chart those details on the road trip. Teach them to use the GPS or a paper map, and determine the completed mileage vs. remaining mileage at each point.

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My son will love charting his way, reading the GPS, and figuring out the mileage math. Now, if only, our Disney Countdown was close to zero {wink}. The trip is still a few months off, but I’m excited about the road trip activities we’ll get to complete on the way.

More Road Trip Activities and Travel Printables

• Travel Games and Road Trip Activity Kit
• DIY Vacation Countdown