How Do You Draw A School Floor Plan?
Making a school floor plan or map can be an interesting project for students. The project can tie in geography, mathematics, mechanical drawing and group work. To make the lesson relevant, you may want to begin while reading “Treasure Island” or another novel that involves a map. Or you may ask students if Hansel and Gretel would have had an easier time finding their way home if they had a map. Allow students to walk around the school and take notes about the important locations. They will probably include their own classroom, the resource room, the gym, the auditorium, the art room, etc. Back in the classroom, discuss what the students included and put a list up on the board. Students can then work in small groups and decide which locations they would like to incorporate in their floor plan. Instruct each group to take a tape measure, paper and pencil and take notes about the location of each room to be included on the list. Is the front office opposite the resource room, or next to i
