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 science curriculum links 

Y1
Plants

• Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees.

Animals, including humans 

• Identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. 

Y2
Living things and their habitat

• Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees.

Animals, including humans 

• Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other.
• Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats.

National geography curriculum links 

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, and 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