Place - Inside our School
What does it take to be a navigator?
Concepts: Locate, Skills & Fieldwork (compass, photos, investigating)
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Classroom
Environment
Indoor
Building
Direction
Route
Birds-eye view
Map
Improvement
Navigate
Locate
Progressive Skills
Progressive Skills
Geographic Skills & Fieldwork
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
Locational Knowledge
Understand how some places are linked to other places (e..g: roads, trains).
Human & Physical Geography
Human & Physical Geography
Describe seasonal weather changes.
Place Knowledge
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
Progressive Content
What is a journey and how do we give directions?
I know that a journey is when you move from one place to another.
I can use positional and directional language (e.g. over, under, through, around, past).
I can give simple verbal directions to a partner.
What is a map and how do we use them?
I can explain that a map shows a place from a bird’s-eye view.
I can identify key symbols and features on a simple map.
I can match physical objects to their map symbols.
Where is my classroom on a school map?
I can locate key features of my school on a map.
I can explain where my classroom is relative to other rooms using positional words (next to, near, far).
I can mark my classroom's position on a map.
How can we use directions and a map to get from Barn Owls to the school hall?
I can draw a route on a map of the school.
I can give and follow a sequence of directions to reach a destination.
I can reflect on what makes a successful navigator.
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