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Let's go to the park - field work

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

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Objectives

Geography

  • Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language, e.g. near and far, left and right, to describe the location of features and routes on a map.

English

  • Give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings.

Lesson Planning

Visit the local park. Start with a scavenger hunt, use maps, compass points and directional language to explore the grounds. Make a vox-pop video and test the playground!

Teaching Support
To use geographical vocabulary to describe physical/human features in the local park.

To describe routes using compass directions and directional language.

Children will:

  • Explore their local park and describe its features.
  • Locate the park using maps.
  • Describe and follow journeys within the grounds.
  • Create a vox-pop video surveying the park.

You Will Need

  • Research packs containing: clip-board, plain paper, crayons, pencils, map of the park (one per child or one between two)
  • Video-enabled devices
  • A long roll of string, chalk or natural materials to make the arrow trail

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