My Local Area

My Local Area

How do we use maps to locate the four countries of the UK, their capital cities and the main seas that surround the UK?

Long-term overview - My local area - Year 1

Knowledge organiser - My local area - Year 1

What is an address and postcode, and why are they important?

How do we use a local map to find the streets around the school?

Progression pedagogy - My local area - Year 1

How do we use maps to locate the four countries of the UK, their capital cities and the main seas that surround the UK? - Presentation

What do the road signs tell us?

What do I know about the nearest town or city to where I live?

What is an address and postcode, and why are they important? - Teacher notes

How do we use maps to locate the four countries of the UK, their capital cities and the main seas that surround the UK? - Teacher notes

Know it - My local area - Year 1

Picture match - Countries of the UK

Give me 3 - Places in countries of the UK

What is an address and postcode, and why are they important? - Presentation

Cities and towns in the UK

Show it! Group presentation - My local area - Year 1

3 things you know about each country

Link it! Prior knowledge - My local area - Year 1

Where do you live on the map?

Picture match - Seas around the UK

What does an address look like on an envelope? - Info sheet

Picture match - Flags of UK countries

What do the road signs tell us? - Presentation

Name streets on a map - Worksheet

What do the road signs tell us? - Teacher notes

Addresses on envelopes - Example sheet

Picture match - Capital cities of the UK

Find my school on a map - Worksheet