Place - Our School
What does it take to be Navigator?
Key concepts: location, geographic skills & fieldwork
Embedded Files
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
How can I describe the classroom?
Describe key areas and features of the classroom (using terms such as: in the corner, centre of the room, front of the classroom, etc).
Describe and explain the location of different areas within the classroom.
Understand and explain that our classroom is man-made.
How can I use a map to navigate the classroom?
Identify areas of my classroom verbally.
Locate areas of the classroom on a map.
Navigate one area of the classroom to another using a simple map.
Create a simple map of the classroom, evaluate its effectiveness by using it to navigate around the classroom.
What are directions?
Follow instructions to move around the classroom (turn right, touch the window, turn left, go round, etc).
Give simple directions(left, right, forward, backwards) verbally to a partner to navigate them around the classroom.
Record directions as a route using symbols.
How can I describe my wider environment?
Identify and name areas in the school that I have access to (e.g. the music room, the hall, the sunshine room, the library, the playground, the field).
Give verbal descriptions of different areas of the school.
Explain using basic geographical language how close other areas are to my classroom.
Navigate from the classroom to another area of the school using a simple map.
How can I create my own map?
Locate areas of the school on a map (classroom, offices, hall, field, playground).
Create a simple map of the school, evaluate its effectiveness by using it to navigate around the school.
How can I give and follow directions?
Follow directions to move around the school (turn right, walk forward, turn left, go round, etc).
Give simple directions verbally to a partner to navigate them around the school.
Record directions as a route using symbols (arrows).
Investigate different areas of the geographical features of our school to support route making.
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