Emily Rotchell, Senior Lecturer, Roehampton University

 Teacher made maps (big and colourful)  Pupil drawn maps (why not get children in KS2 to make maps for the younger children).  Maps using an OHP or document viewer  Globes  Atlases  Play maps  Floor maps  Story maps  3D maps  Interactive maps  Journey Sticks (linear maps) Journey Sticks (linear maps)

 Every state-funded school must offer a curriculum which is balanced and broadly based and which:  Promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at the school and of society, and  Prepares pupils at the school for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life.

 The national curriculum is just one element in the education of every child. There is time and space in the school day and in each week, term and year to range beyond the national curriculum specifications. The national curriculum provides an outline of core knowledge around which teachers can develop exciting and stimulating lessons to promote the development of pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum.

 Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage  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; devise a simple map; 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

 1) What will the purpose of your map be?  2) What sort of map will you make? (e.g. Treasure map)  3) Get making  4) Once you have made your map, you can laminate it.  5) Take photos of yours and other maps, so you can load them onto your IWB if you wish