Locational language describes the location or place of something in relation to something else.

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

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

Describing locations

Geography

Our school

Our school from above

Our school in ten photos

Jobs in our school

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?

Photos can give geographers clues about ...

Which sentences use locational language correctly?

a starting point and an end point of a journey.

Routes on a map help geographers find ...

Locational language describes where something is. Which answer describes where the boy is sitting?

When discussing the location of something we are talking about its ...

Something that shows the starting point and end point of a journey is called a ...

Describing locations

Lesson outcome