World Map for Kids
World Map for Kids
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The printable world map for kids is a set of three free world maps drawn for children rather than shrunk down from an adult atlas: one with animals on every continent, one illustrated with no labels at all, and one that names the countries in bright colours. Download any of them free as a PDF or a JPG, sized for A4 and printing on US Letter.
Which one you want depends on the age. Younger children get more out of the picture map, where a child can point at a whale or a kangaroo before they can read a single place name. Older ones are ready for the version with the countries written on it, and the animal map sits in between, naming the seven continents and the five oceans while still giving every one of them something to look at.
For the version children label themselves, use the printable blank world map. To teach the continents on their own, use the world map with continents, and for a grown-up reference sheet alongside these, the labeled world map.
The image below shows the animal version, with the seven continents and the five oceans named and an animal on each continent.
The Three Free Versions
All three are free, and they are genuinely different maps rather than three colours of the same one. Pick by what the child is ready for:
| Version | What it shows | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1, the animal map | Seven continents and five oceans named, seventeen seas and straits named, and animals drawn where they live | Learning the continents and oceans, roughly ages 5 to 10 |
| Version 2, the picture map | No labels at all: animals plus landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the pyramids and the Golden Gate Bridge, in flat pastel colours | Younger children, nursery and reception, colouring and wall decoration |
| Version 3, the country map | Countries named and coloured by continent, with the oceans named and Antarctica included | Older children learning countries, roughly ages 9 and up |
The three free versions come as a PDF and a JPG. There is also a high-resolution children's world map at 3800 x 2713 pixels in PNG, JPG and PDF, which is the one to use if you are printing a poster for a classroom wall rather than a sheet of paper.
The 7 Continents and 5 Oceans on the Map
The animal version names all seven continents and all five oceans, which is the point of it: a child can find Africa, then find the ocean next to it, then find the animal that lives there, in one look. Greenland is named too, even though it is not a continent, because children always ask about the big white island.
| Continent | Countries | Animals on the map |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | 54 | Lion, giraffe, zebra, elephant, hippo, rhino |
| Asia | 49 | Panda, camel, monkey, fox, crane |
| Europe | 44 | Deer, wild boar, fox, squirrel |
| North America | 23 | Bison, moose, bear, fox, deer |
| South America | 12 | Sloth, toucan, crocodile, turtle |
| Australia and Oceania | 14 | Kangaroo, koala |
| Antarctica | 0 | Penguins, seals, whales |
The five oceans are the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Southern and the Arctic. The Southern Ocean is the one adults get wrong: it was only formally recognised as the fifth ocean in 2000, so plenty of older maps at home and at school still show four, and a child working from this map will be right and the old poster wrong.
Show the seas and straits named on the animal map (click to reveal)
Beyond the five oceans, the animal version names the Gulf of Alaska, the Beaufort Sea, Hudson Bay, the Davis Strait, the Greenland Sea, the Norwegian Sea, the Barents Sea, the Kara Sea, the Laptev Sea, the East Siberian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Caribbean Sea, the Arabian Sea, the Coral Sea, the Tasman Sea, the Scotia Sea and the Drake Passage.
That is more water than most children's maps bother to name, and it is the reason this one keeps working past the age when a picture map stops being enough.
Using the Map at Home and in Class
A world map earns its place on a wall by being looked at repeatedly, not studied once. The picture version works as decoration that happens to teach: put it at the child's eye height, not an adult's, and it gets pointed at every day. The animal version suits the stage where a child is learning that the world has seven big pieces and that the blue between them has names too, and it answers the question that always follows, which animal lives where. The country version is the one that ends up on a desk rather than a wall, for homework, for finding the country in the news, or for marking where family lives and where the holiday is going.
For a classroom, print the high-resolution file large and laminate it. For a project, the free PDF at A4 is enough, and children can draw or stick things straight onto it. Printing more than one version is worth doing: comparing the picture map with the country map is the moment the abstraction lands, because it is the same shape carrying different information.
Printable World Map for Kids Features
- Three free versions in high-resolution PDF and JPG
- Sized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping
- Seven continents and five oceans named on the animal version
- Seventeen seas, bays and straits named as well, so the water is not just blue space
- Animals drawn where they actually live rather than scattered for decoration
- A completely unlabeled picture version for children who cannot read yet
- A country version with the countries named and coloured by continent
- Antarctica included on all three, which a surprising number of children's maps leave off
- High-resolution version at 3800 x 2713 pixels in PNG, JPG and PDF for poster-size printing
- Suitable for nursery, primary and elementary school, homeschooling and playroom walls
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions people ask most about the printable world map for kids.
Is the world map for kids really free?
Yes, all three versions are free to download as a PDF and a JPG, with no sign-up. Only the high-resolution poster file at 3800 x 2713 pixels is paid, and that is a small one-off price for people printing it large.
Which version should I choose for my child?
The picture version for children who cannot read yet, the animal version once they are learning the continents and oceans, and the country version once they are ready for names. They are all free, so downloading two and seeing which one gets looked at costs nothing.
How many continents and oceans are on the map?
Seven continents and five oceans, all named on the animal version. The fifth ocean is the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, recognised in 2000, which is why older school posters often show only four.
Does the kids world map show countries?
Version 3 does: it names the countries and colours them by continent, from Canada and Brazil to Russia, China and Australia. Versions 1 and 2 deliberately do not, because naming close to two hundred countries makes a map unreadable for a small child.
Can I print the world map for kids in A4 size?
Yes, every file is sized for A4 and prints on US Letter without cropping. For anything bigger than a sheet of paper, use the high-resolution version, which holds its quality at poster size and on a classroom wall chart.
How to Get Your Printable Map
- Choose the version you want above.
- Click "Download now" for a free map, or add the high-resolution map to your cart and check out.
- Get your files instantly, then print, colour or pin them up.
Who It's For
Parents putting a first map on a bedroom wall, nursery and primary school teachers, homeschooling families, and anyone who needs a world map a child will actually look at.
Download your printable world map for kids now and use it for learning, decoration, or your own projects.
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