Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- State that the UK stands for the United Kingdom.
- Point to each country in the UK on a map when prompted.
- Verbally identify features within the school grounds.
- Use and respond to directional language.
- State that an aerial photograph is taken from above.
- Recognise some familiar features in aerial photographs.
- Explain that symbols show features on a map.
- Add symbols to a map.
- Identify how places on the school grounds make them feel.
Lessons 2 and 6 require a device to take photographs (one per group).
Suggested prior learning
Exploring maps
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Lessons
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Where do we live?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: What is a feature?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: What is a map?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: What is an aerial photograph?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: How are features shown on a map?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: How do places in school make us feel?
Key skills
- Recognising some physical features
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Key knowledge
- To know that the
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Key vocabulary
aerial photograph
aerial view
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Resources
Unit resources
Geography
Knowledge organiser: Geography – Y 1/2 Where am I?
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit "Where am I?".
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Vocabulary display: Where am I?
A display version of the Vocabulary from the unit 'Where am I?'
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language, reading – comprehension
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Computing
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Y1/2 (B): Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?
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