This geography lesson focuses on using maps, compasses and directional language to plan a route.
The file contains the following resources:
- an editable lesson plan
- an editable lesson presentation
- editable main activity (adapted for scaffold and stretch)
- focused assessment sheet
- alternative practical activity ideas and linked resources
National curriculum objectives:
Geography: Year 1
Pupils should be taught to devise a simple map.
Pupils should be taught to use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map.
Pupils should be taught to use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features and key human features.
Pupils should be taught to use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
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