Locating places in our school grounds
I can talk about my favourite places to play in the school grounds and locate them on an aerial photograph.
Locating places in our school grounds
I can talk about my favourite places to play in the school grounds and locate them on an aerial photograph.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- We all have opinions on our favourite places to play around school.
- Aerial images and large-scale maps show the main features of a place, e.g. the school grounds.
- Geographers use images, words and maps to help them explain why they like a place and how they use it.
Keywords
School grounds - The school grounds are all the outside spaces at a school.
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
Common misconception
Everyone has the same favourite area to play.
Everyone has different opinions and can have different favourite areas to play compared to other pupils.
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