Y1/2 (B): Where am I?

Learning about maps by locating the countries of the UK and identifying features in the school grounds.

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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

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Lessons

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Where do we live?

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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: What is a feature?

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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: What is a map?

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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: What is an aerial photograph?

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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: How are features shown on a map?

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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: How do places in school make us feel?

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Key skills

  • Recognising some physical features
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Key knowledge

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Key vocabulary

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aerial view

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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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