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

A symbol is used to show an important landmark, place, feature or area of a map, diagram or drawing

A place is a location, an area or a building.

Making a map of our route

Geography

Locating places in our school grounds

Mapping our school grounds

Planning a route

Fieldwork: Observing geographical features on our route

Improving our school grounds

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?

During your fieldwork, you created a __________ stick..

What do geographers use to plan routes in your local area?

it reminds us the order in which we saw features

What are these pictures called in geography?

What word describes putting things into the correct order?

What might be a problem with a map drawn by us?

Which of these maps shows the most detail?

Something you see along a route is called a familiar __________. 

What type of risks might you come across when doing fieldwork?

Which of these are physical geography features?

What equipment might you find in a play area?

Making a map of our route

Lesson outcome