What is Mapping?

Mapping is when you take something you know and show it in a new way so it’s easier to understand.

Imagine you have a big bag of jelly beans, and you want to share them with your friends. But there are too many to count all at once! So you map the jelly beans by putting them into smaller groups, like 10 jelly beans in each cup. Now instead of seeing a messy bag, you see neat rows of cups, and it’s easier to know how many each person gets.

Think about your bedroom floor, it looks like one big space, but if you draw lines on the floor with chalk, suddenly you can see where your bed is, where your toys go, and even where your dog likes to sleep. That’s mapping too! It helps you organize what you see.

You use mapping every day when you put your toys in boxes or sort your socks by color. Mapping isn’t magic, it’s just a way to make things clearer and easier to work with.