A play area is a space that contains equipment and features that children can use when playing.

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

Risk means the possibility that something bad or unpleasant, such as an injury, might happen.

A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.

Planning a route

Geography

Locating places in our school grounds

Mapping our school grounds

Fieldwork: Observing geographical features on our route

Making a map of 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?

Which of these features could be seen in your school grounds?

A {{}} is a space that contains equipment and features that children can use when playing.

How can we look at detail on a digital map?

It's fun playing football with my friends.

The beginning of a route is called the {{}} point.

Which of these are places to play in the school grounds?

__________ photographs are taken from above.

Why do geographers create routes on maps?

What is the locational language in this sentence:  the library is next to the school hall?

Geographical {{}} are words used to help us explain and describe in geography.

Which of these is a drawing of a playground?

Planning a route

Lesson outcome