Lesson 4: What is there to do in our local area?
Visiting the local area to find out what there is to do; mapping recreational land use on an OS map; using the data collection skills of questioning, sketching and taking photographs.
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Lesson plan
Explain that the children will create a mind map to help them remember what they learnt about Innsbruck in the previous lesson. Hand out whiteboards and pens and display the Presentation: Mind map. Read the slide aloud and allow time for the children to complete the activity.
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