Our school in ten photos
I can find the features of my school grounds on an aerial photograph and a map.
Our school in ten photos
I can find the features of my school grounds on an aerial photograph and a map.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- People may have similar and different ideas about the most important feature of a place.
- Real and relevant questions from people help geographers find out what others want to know about a place.
- Geographers add captions or labels to photographs to share information and opinions about places.
- Geographers might talk about the evidence they have collected to find out what others think.
Keywords
Ground level photograph - A ground level photograph is a picture of an object or place taken from the ground.
Label - A label is a word or phrase added to a map, a photograph or a diagram to identify a feature.
Aerial photograph - An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.
Common misconception
Ground photos can only be taken close to the ground.
They can also be taken at eye level (if you are lying on the floor, sitting down or standing up). They all count as ground level photos.
To help you plan your year 1 geography lesson on: Our school in ten photos, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 1 geography lesson on: Our school in ten photos, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
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