Maps, keys and directions
KS2 · 30 minutes · Use a map key and compass directions to describe a route.
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Our learning goal
Use a map key and compass directions to describe a route.
Your turn: Choose one thing you would like to understand by the end.
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Full teaching script
- Today: Maps, keys and directions. Our goal: Use a map key and compass directions to describe a route.
- Take one idea at a time. Pause after each sentence; ask for repetition whenever you need it.
- A map represents a place from above. Its key explains symbols: a square might mean a building and a blue line might mean a stream. A compass rose shows directions. North, east, south and west are directions, not distances. Put north at the top of your invented map. Draw a library left of a park: the library is west of the park. A scale connects map distance to real distance. If one centimetre represents ten metres, three centimetres represents thirty metres. A map may leave out details or become outdated. Always check safety in the real place; a drawn route is not permission to cross a dangerous road.
- Together: choose one example from the explanation and show how it works. What do you notice?
- Your turn: Draw an imaginary town with a library, park and school. Add a key and north arrow. Describe a route using directions and safe crossings. Ask someone to follow your written route on the drawing.
- Reflect: what made sense, and what would you like explained differently?
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