Year 1 - Geography
Annotating our map of the school grounds
Local to global: how can we identify special places?
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Unit Summary
This unit explores what makes places special by combining personal geography with global examples. Pupils describe, annotate and locate familiar places before learning about the natural and human wonders of the world using images, maps and geographical vocabulary.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to talk about what makes a place special to you, and how you feel about places in the school grounds.
Key Notes
- People have different points of view about what makes a place special.
- Places have features that can be named and described, and places also trigger different kinds of feelings.
- Maps can be annotated using a range of symbols including emoji symbols.
- If geographers draw maps of their special places, they will show similarities and differences.
Vocabulary To Learn
- special place: A special place is a place where someone has good feelings when they are there.
- large-scale map: A large-scale map shows a small area on a map in a great amount of detail.
- similarities: Similarities are the things that are the same when compared with others.
- differences: Differences are the things that are not the same when compared with others.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Special places have to be famous sites or those you visit on holiday.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
People have different points of view about what makes a place special. Places have features that can be named and described, and places also trigger different kinds of feelings.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'special place'
A special place is a place where someone has good feelings when they are there.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Special places have to be famous sites or those you visit on holiday. Correction: Special places can be places that make you feel different emotions, they can include a range of places like your home, school, family home, place of worship etc. They're places that make you feel happy and positive and evoke memories.
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