An aerial photograph is a picture of an object or place that has been taken from above.

Investigating the outdoors using geographical tools and thinking, and gathering information or data, is known as fieldwork.

A label is a word or phrase added to a map, a photograph or a diagram to identify a feature.

Our school from above

Geography

Our school

Our school in ten photos

Jobs in our school

Describing locations

Fieldwork: Autumn in the school grounds

This unit provides a foundation for 'Local area: Where do we live?', which extends geographical investigation to the immediate locality, and for 'Local area: routes and maps' which investigates a specific land use, play areas. It lays the foundation for fieldwork investigations in the local area in 'Local area: how is our place special?' and a contrasting non-European locality.

This unit builds on explorations of the local area in EYFS,  focusing on the school site as a place. It develops basic geographical vocabulary and simple mapwork and fieldwork skills.

Explore the school environment to identify features, describe locations using simple vocabulary, interpret aerial photos and observe seasonal change through early fieldwork.

Local area: where do we go to school?

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Risk assessment required - physical activity

identify what a place looks like from below

going outside to collect valuable information about the real world.

Thinking about geography in the real world is called ...

How do you keep yourself safe when completing fieldwork? 

Labels on aerial photographs help geographers to ...

One quick way geographers can record information is by ...

Which of these is **not** a key feature of a school?

Two buildings on the same road can have the same address. 

Our school from above

Lesson outcome

Content guidance