First Maps and Globes
Draw simple maps of familiar places (a bedroom, the route to school) and use maps, globes and photographs to describe places: finding land and water on a globe, spotting buildings and roads in a photo, saying what a place is like
What a learner can do afterwards
- Draw a simple map of a familiar place with key features roughly in the right spots (e.g., their bedroom or the walk to school)
- Point out land and water on a globe or world map
- Use a photograph or map to describe a place's features (e.g., 'this town is by the sea and has a harbour')
1 · Read
A map is a drawing of a place from above. It helps you find your way. Put important things roughly where they really are. A map of your walk can show the streets and park you pass.
A globe is a model of Earth shaped like a ball. Turn it to see different sides. Blue usually shows water, such as oceans and seas. Other colours show land.
Mia draws her bedroom map from above. She puts the bed by the window and the toy box by the door, where they really are.
Photos give clues too. If a photo shows boats beside a town, you can say the town has boats. Describe what you can see. Water could be a river, lake or sea.
Maps and globes show real places, like your room or the world.
2 · Watch
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Where it sits
Learn first
Nothing; this is a starting point.
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.