Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to discuss and/or support with:
- Identifying the meaning of the 2D shapes, lines and patterns on the photograph.
- Identifying and naming features on the photograph.
- Discussing and encouraging comparisons with how things look on the map in 2D versus 3D when on the ground.
- Selecting and choosing shapes for the children’s own map creation and encouraging them to think about what shape they will use for particular purposes, e.g. circles to represent trees, rectangles to represent buildings, benches, etc.
- Introducing and supporting the use of new vocabulary.
Vocabulary
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above
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aerial
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bird's eye view
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feature
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feature names (e.g. bench, building, field, gate, hall, hill, house, playground, pond, road, steps, tree, woodland)
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find
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identify
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look
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map
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photograph
