A model is a smaller representation of something that shows what it looks like or how it works.

An improvement is a change that makes something better.

To develop is to change something from how it has been, usually to make it better.

Improving our school grounds

Geography

Locating places in our school grounds

Mapping our school grounds

Planning a route

Fieldwork: Observing geographical features on our route

Making a map of our route

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.

This unit develops pupils’ understanding of maps and route planning by exploring their school grounds. Pupils create maps, use symbols and keys, plan and follow routes, and apply their knowledge through simple fieldwork and observation.

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

a drawing of an area, showing features and where they are

a drawing from above that shows the area in detail

a smaller representation of something showing what it looks like

Match the key term to the correct definition

Building the outdoor gym and MUGA were improvements. How would they benefit children?

What type of view is useful when planning new developments?

A {{}} describes the journey between the start and end point. 

Map makers use symbols and {{}} to show information on a map.

Are these human or physical features that you might see on your route?

Why do geographers collect information about an area when doing fieldwork?

When you observe someting, what do you do?

Improving our school grounds

Lesson outcome