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

A large-scale plan is a drawing from above that shows the area in detail close-up.

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

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

Our homes

Geography

Our local area

The street outside our school

Buildings and features near our school

A survey of how we get to school

Mapping our journey to school

This unit provides a foundation for 'Local area: Routes and maps', which focuses on investigating a specific land use - play areas. It lays the foundation for subsequent fieldwork investigations in the local area in 'Local area: how is (our place) special?', and a contrasting non-European locality.

This unit builds on 'Local area: Where do we go to school?', which focuses on the school site as a place, by extending the area of investigation into the local area. It develops basic geographical vocabulary and simple mapwork and fieldwork skills, focusing on human geographical features such as local buildings, land use and  journeys.

This unit investigates the area around school and home by identifying local features, exploring buildings, using simple maps, collecting data on how we travel to school, and describing familiar routes using basic geographical vocabulary.

Local area: where do we live?

A map that shows a large area without a lot of detail

An aerial photograph shows us an image from ...

Which of these is an example of locational language?

Which of these are examples of houses found in towns and cities?

Which of these are examples of homes that have walls that are connected to other houses?

Which of these are human features that may feature in an area?

Which of these physical features are you likely to see in a town or city?

Which compass direction is missing: North, East, West...?

Which of these words are examples of locational language?

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