Learning goal
- To explore a range of maps.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
- Draw information from a simple map.
Characteristics of effective learning
- Playing and exploring.
- Creating and thinking critically.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance).
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 map.
- Identifying and naming features on the map.
- Discussing and encouraging comparisons with how things look on the map in 2D versus in 3D, when on the ground.
- Introducing and supporting the use of new vocabulary including geographical features and characteristics.
Vocabulary
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above
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aerial
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bird's eye view
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map
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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, etc.)
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find
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identify
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look
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search
