A map is a two-dimensional representation of an area, showing geographical features and where they are in relation to each other.

A visitor is someone who goes to a place for a while but does not stay there permanently.

A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.

Mapping our school grounds

Geography

This unit provides a foundation for 'Local to global: Identifying special places' and subsequent fieldwork investigations in 'Local area: how is our place special?' and a contrasting non-European locality in 'Contrasting locality: What is it like to live in (location) Jamaica/ Tanzania?'.

This unit builds on explorations of the local area in EYFS, and on 'Local area: Where do we live?' and 'Local area: Where do we go to school?'. It extends work on the school and immediate locality through investigating a specific land use - play areas. It develops basic geographical vocabulary and simple mapwork and fieldwork skills.

Local area: how do we read maps and plan routes?

A path taken on a journey can be described as a...

Which of these are examples of locational language?

a vet coming to do a special talk to Year 3

Which of these people are visitors at a school?

Why would a visitor need a map of the school?

Geographers use images, words and {{}} to help them describe a place.

You collect {{}} when you do geography fieldwork. 

How do school grounds help with your development?

Which of these is an example of a large-scale map?

This lesson will soon be taken down.

Mapping our school grounds

Lesson outcome