I love National Geographic’s MapMaker Kit as a great way to have students produce their own oversized Mega Maps  (8 rows of 17 columns), especially if you only have access to a printer that prints 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper.  Students can tile these together to create an impressive wall map (over 7 feet tall).

To Download your own Mega Map, you can download and print the following PDFs:

• World Political Mega Map Index
• World Political Mega Map Rows 1-2
• World Political Mega Map Rows 3-4
• World Political Mega Map Rows 5-6
• World Political Mega Map Rows 7-8

Want something a little smaller?  The Tabletop Maps are 8 sheets of paper (2 rows of 4 columns) that work nicely on a

• World Political Tabletop Map Row 1
• World Political Tabletop Map Row 2

Need more customization?  You can create a smaller 1 page world map customized to your needs.

Here are a series of 6 lessons and activities that teachers can use with either Mega Map or a Tabletop map.  Activities with Tabletop and Mega Maps

To explore other Mega Maps (Europe, USA, Africa, etc.), visit  I love National Geographic’s MapMaker Kit homepage.  (2016 CT Registration form).