Students will need copies of maps such as Boxville, Bumpington, , or Popdale to color. Overhead transparencies of the maps are sometimes useful. Colored marking pieces such as unifix cubes or poker chips are useful for planning how to color a map. Students will also want to make maps of their own to color, so blank paper and pencils should be on hand.
At the outset, crayons are usually a better coloring tool than markers, because markers often run out before the map is fully colored.
