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Rosie's first walk

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Local Studies: Our School and Local Area Our School

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Objectives

Geography

  • Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
  • Use simple compass directions and locational and directional language to describe the location of features and routes on a map.

Lesson Planning

Bossy puppet gives directions and/or instructions to create a route. Children devise own route and record as a plan.  ‘Rosie’s Walk’ by Pat Hutchins.

Teaching Outcomes
 To give and follow directions/instructions; to record directions/instructions as a simple route.

Children will:

  • Follow instructions to move around classroom: turn right, touch the window; turn left, open the door; go under the nearest table; go round the furthest chair.
  • Copy puppet’s modelling to give directions/instructions to partner.
  • Record directions/instructions as a route, using symbols.
  • Use another pair’s recording to work out their route.
  • Learn about the points on a compass.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
  • Rosie the hen, soft toy or ‘bossy’ puppet
  • A3 paper and felt tip pens
  • Compass points poster
  • Compass

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