UKS2 Project Spotlight: Mythos and Maps
Build worlds, not worksheets.
What if your child could create a world entirely their own — complete with maps, creatures, myths, and stories? Mythos and Maps invites them to do just that. This eight-week project is a deep dive into imagination, storytelling, geography, and design thinking — all while quietly meeting learning aims across English, Maths, Science, Geography, and the Arts.
What It’s All About
In Mythos and Maps, learners step through the “portal” into their imagination and begin building a fantasy world from scratch. Each week layers new ideas and skills — from shaping landscapes and biomes, to inventing cultures, to writing origin stories and mapping out adventures.
It’s creative, flexible, and designed with neurodivergent learners in mind — perfect for children who thrive when learning feels meaningful, visual, and self-directed. Whether your child prefers sketching creatures, narrating stories aloud, or designing maps in Minecraft, this project makes space for every approach.
What They’ll Do
Across the eight weeks, your child will:
Imagine a new world inspired by favourite books, games, and films
Design maps and landscapes, using mathematical ideas like scale, grid references, and spatial reasoning
Invent creatures and cultures, exploring how living things adapt and interact
Create myths and origin stories that explain their world’s powers, history, and natural events
Design systems and solve challenges, applying logic and problem-solving skills to make their world function
Track time and events through visual timelines that connect myths, conflicts, and major world changes
Map out story journeys, linking geography, narrative, and sequence
Showcase their world through a scrapbook, slideshow, zine, or even a dramatic retelling
Throughout the project, learners develop imagination, analysis, writing, mapping, and measurement — without ever feeling like they’re “doing schoolwork.”
Why It Works
Mythos and Maps gives children ownership of their learning. Because every world is unique, there’s no single “right” answer — only curiosity, experimentation, and creativity. The open-ended design allows learners to explore at their own pace, follow their interests, and build confidence as creators.
For many families, it also becomes a shared experience: discussing story ideas, comparing maps, measuring distances, or brainstorming magical systems together. It’s learning that feels more like play — and that’s exactly the point.
Subjects Covered
This project links to learning aims across:
English – creative and reflective writing, storytelling, and characterisation
Maths – coordinates, scale, measurement, and timelines
Science – environments, systems, and logical problem-solving
Geography – mapping skills, cultures, and human–environment connections
The Arts – visual design, composition, and creative expression
Physical Education & Wellbeing – communication, decision-making, and self-expression
The Big Picture
By the end of Mythos and Maps, your child won’t just have imagined a world — they’ll have built one. And in the process, they’ll discover how creativity, structure, and storytelling work together to make learning truly come alive.
