Year 2 Geography Autumn 2021

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Year 2<br/><br/>Geography <br/>(Map Skills)

We designed our own maps showing London during the Great Fire of 1666.

here are our responses to see what we thought we knew

Using our symbols on a map, we described routes using the compass directions.

I was surprised that w could see the KS1 area from above (Amoun)

We were trying to figure out where we stood on the map (Celina)

Our maps of 1666 London, using symbols to represent locations.

Oliver has drawn on the arrows pointing to North, South, East and West.

Elda has added the continents including Europe and Africa.

START of unit: Mapping routes using compass directions

We have been studying symbols and what they represent.

We explored Google Maps, searching for symbols. Safa has located a coffee shop in the nearby area.

Check out our symbols for a pizza restaurant, airport, hotel and ballet centre.

we designed symbols for places we would like to visit.

We could see the hopscotch on the playground using the map (Muna)

I found the wooden bench and the bin on the map. (Oliver)

Bethany has added poppies to link to our Remembrance Day learning.

Layla-Mai has included geographical features such as mountains and cities.

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