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Planning a day out in Cardiff

I can describe the landmarks I would like to visit on a day out in Cardiff and how to plan a route around them, using maps and geographical vocabulary.

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Year 2

Planning a day out in Cardiff

I can describe the landmarks I would like to visit on a day out in Cardiff and how to plan a route around them, using maps and geographical vocabulary.

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Key learning points

  1. There are many different ways to travel to Cardiff such as long distance trains, or national and international flights.
  2. Travel guides can help you decide where you want to go when you are visiting a new place, like Cardiff.
  3. Locating the landmarks and places you want to visit will help you map the best route for seeing as many as possible.
  4. Once in Cardiff, maps and travel tools can help you identify the best routes to get to where you need to go.

Keywords

  • Travel - To travel is to make a journey from one place to another

  • Travel guide - A travel guide is a book or online resource that tells you about visiting a place

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

  • Flight - A flight is a journey by aeroplane

Common misconception

Young children are still developing understanding of the concept of quantifying time and as such they can significantly overestimate how much they can do and see in just one day.

Remind pupils to think about travel time between points of interest when they are planning their route, as well as how long they will spend in each place. Use the length of a school day and how it is punctuated with lessons and breaks for comparison.

After investigating how to plan a day out in Cardiff, pupils could work in groups to plan a day out in a town or city in their local area.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What mode of transport arrives at Cardiff International Airport?
buses
Correct answer: planes
trains
boats
Q2.
What can people do in a park?
Correct answer: have a picnic
have a swim
Correct answer: play ball games
build a sandcastle
Q3.
Complete the sentence. Cities are sometimes called a concrete .
maze
place
Correct answer: jungle
town
Q4.
True or false? People's gardens count as green spaces.
Correct answer: True
False
Q5.
In Bute Park, there are footbridges because a runs through the park.
Correct Answer: river, stream
Q6.
Bute Park in Cardiff is behind which well known tourist attraction?
Taff Trail
Correct answer: Cardiff Castle
Senedd Building
National Museum

6 Questions

Q1.
Why do people like to visit Cardiff?
Correct answer: there are many tourist attractions
it is the capital city of Wales
it has a coast
it has a river
Q2.
Match the attractions to the right category.
Correct Answer:museums,educational places

educational places

Correct Answer:castles,historic places

historic places

Correct Answer:theatres,entertainment places

entertainment places

Correct Answer:parks,natural places

natural places

Q3.
What does a travel guide help you do?
Correct answer: decide what to see and do
book travel tickets
pack a bag
learn a new language
Q4.
Alex loves taking walks in new places. He can't wait to visit Bute in Cardiff.
Correct Answer: Park, park
Q5.
What type of activity might you be doing if you are visiting the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff?
learning about the history of Cardiff
Correct answer: watching a rugby match
watching a play
eating Welsh food
Q6.
Complete the sentence. Using a to plan a route is a great way to save time when you visit a busy city.
Correct Answer: map