Forest Map Adventure

Forest Map Adventure
Plot and follow a route right through the middle of Epping Forest for an adventure which includes paddling in a stream and exploring a fallen tree. 

Learning Objectives 

• to understand similarities and differences between two places near where they live
• use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language, to describe the location of features and routes on a map
• to recognise physical and human features within the forest, e.g., river, vegetation, hill, house, from symbols on a map using a key
• describe the type of weather associated with each season

National curriculum links 
Geography
Place knowledge

• understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom

Human and physical geography

• identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom 

Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:

• key physical features, including: forest, hill, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather
• key human features, including: farm and house

Geographical skills and fieldwork

• use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map
• use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; and use and construct basic symbols in a key
• use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.