LO: To interpret simple maps of familiar locations and to describe relative positions of key features.

Know:

• directional language (diagonally, horizontally, vertically, steps)

• positional language (between, next to, above, below, right, left, beside, under, over, through)

• the 4 basic directions (North, East, South, West)

• maps provide us with a bird’s eye view of a location and not a picture of that place.

Understand:

• that we can use maps to represent different objects and describe their relative positions of location.

Do:

• I can interpret simple maps and identify relative positions of key features.