Curriculum MappingLaying out what is taught and when, so gaps and repeats become visible.EducationA working map takes a term to build and pays back for years.1Record what is actually taughtThe enacted curriculum, from teachers, not the folder.2Tag the contentConcepts, vocabulary and skills, in consistent wording.3Lay it on a timelineBy year and term, across every class in the year group.4Find gaps and repeatsContent assumed but never taught, or taught three times.5Check the vertical linksDoes each year build on the last, or restart it?6Revise and republishA map nobody updates is worse than none, because it is trusted.Map the enacted curriculum first. Mapping the intended one only tellsyou what was already written down.Curriculum Mappinglearnposters.com
Curriculum Mapping — printable humanities wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Curriculum Mapping, step by step

A working map takes a term to build and pays back for years.

  1. Record what is actually taughtThe enacted curriculum, from teachers, not the folder.
  2. Tag the contentConcepts, vocabulary and skills, in consistent wording.
  3. Lay it on a timelineBy year and term, across every class in the year group.
  4. Find gaps and repeatsContent assumed but never taught, or taught three times.
  5. Check the vertical linksDoes each year build on the last, or restart it?
  6. Revise and republishA map nobody updates is worse than none, because it is trusted.

Map the enacted curriculum first. Mapping the intended one only tells you what was already written down.

Questions about the Curriculum Mapping poster

What’s on the Curriculum Mapping poster?
6 numbered steps. A working map takes a term to build and pays back for years. Record what is actually taught — The enacted curriculum, from teachers, not the folder.; Tag the content — Concepts, vocabulary and skills, in consistent wording.; Lay it on a timeline — By year and term, across every class in the year group.; Find gaps and repeats — Content assumed but never taught, or taught three times.; Check the vertical links — Does each year build on the last, or restart it?; Revise and republish — A map nobody updates is worse than none, because it is trusted.. Map the enacted curriculum first. Mapping the intended one only tells you what was already written down.
Who is the Curriculum Mapping poster for?
Curriculum Mapping belongs to the Education section rather than to a school year, because humanities is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning curriculum & planning can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Curriculum Mapping poster?
Do it before rewriting anything. Most departments find both holes and duplication. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Curriculum Mapping belongs on the wall where that humanities work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Curriculum Mapping?
Sequencing, Backward Design and Bloom's Taxonomy sit alongside Curriculum Mapping in the Education section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.SequencingBackward DesignBloom's Taxonomy
Is the Curriculum Mapping poster free to download and print?
Yes. Curriculum Mapping downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Education section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Curriculum Mapping poster print at?
Curriculum Mapping is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Curriculum Mapping loses nothing.Printing guide

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