Place - Inside our School

What does it take to be a navigator?

Concepts: Locate, Skills & Fieldwork (compass, photos, investigating)

Vocabulary

Classroom

Environment

Indoor

Building

Direction

Route

Birds-eye view

Map

Improvement

Navigate

Locate

Progressive Skills

Geographic Skills & Fieldwork

Ask simple geographical questions.
Use simple observational skills to study the geography of school and its grounds.
Use simple maps of the local area.
Use words such as near and far, left and right to talk about where things are.
Make simple maps and plans.

Locational Knowledge

Understand how some places are linked to other places (e..g: roads, trains).

Human & Physical Geography

Describe seasonal weather changes.

Place Knowledge

Name, describe and compare places I know.
Link home with other places in my area.
Show I know about changes that are happening in the local environment.
Suggest ideas for improving the school environment

Progressive Content

What is a direction? Linked to one of our English topics this term, we will use the character Rosie from ‘Rosie’s Walk’ to describe her verbally in different locations in the classroom. The children will then go on a hunt for different farm animals hidden around the classroom and will communicate where they are.
Why do we use maps? Children will recall language we explored last week and will apply this to describe different objects in the classroom. This language will be used to create a class map of the outdoor classroom, modelled by the teacher. In groups, the children will then decide on one area of the classroom to create their own maps for.
How do we use maps to give directions? Children will start by following simple instructions to move around the classroom, including: left, right, forwards and backwards to get to different points. We will then continue to use the narrative of Rosie’s walk and the children will use this language to describe a map of her journey, marking it with symbols. The children will then record their own journeys moving about the classroom using the same symbols.
What is a journey stick? Children will start by naming some of the areas in the school that they have access to and explaining where they are alongside a verbal description of what they might find in there, to recall all of the language used so far in the topic. Using tablets, the children will then take pictures of different things they see on their journeys to a given location in the school; these pictures will be used to create journey sticks.
Where is my classroom on a school map? The children will be given a blank bird’s- eye view map of the school and using their pre-existing knowledge will need to fill in as much as possible. We will then go on a journey around the school to complete any missing information.
How do we get to the school hall? Make a journey for the children in barn owls to follow on their way to assembly. Using their maps from the previous lesson, the children will discuss how we get from the classroom to the hall, using our language bank from the topic. Following this, they will create either a written set of directions or symbol route for the children in Barn Owl Class to help them get to assembly.
What does it take to be a navigator? Assessment.

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