Activity Title: My Route to School

Year
Level: Prep
Activity Overview:
During this activity students will be exploring directional language
and creating maps. Students will create a map of their route to
school and identify the key features along their route. Students
create a map of their journey, including these features, and give
verbal instructions to a partner who must navigate their map and
follow the correct route based on the students instructions.
Student Prior Knowledge:
Familiarity with directional language
Ability to remember and recall features along the route they
take to school
Teacher Prior Knowledge:
The teacher should be able to identify the features of a basic
map and be confident in explaining these features to the
students
Curriculum:
The representation of the location of places and their features
on maps and a globe (ACHGK001)
Elaboration:
Creating story-maps or models to represent the location of the
places and features they pass on their way to school
General Capabilities:
Literacy
They plan a geographical inquiry, collect and evaluate
information, communicate their findings, reflect on the
conduct of their inquiry and respond to what they have
learned.
Numeracy
In Geography, students develop numeracy capability as they
investigate concepts fundamental to geography, for example,
the effects of location and distance, spatial
distributions and the organisation and management of
space within places.
Interpret maps and diagrams follow directions to demonstrate
understanding of common position words and movements
Critical and Creative Thinking
In Geography, students develop critical and creative thinking
as they investigate geographical information, concepts
and ideas through inquiry-based learning.
Cross-Curriculum Priorities:
Learning Objectives: (teacher language)
Students record their voice to make a verbal note on how they
get to school. Students should be encouraged to include

features along the route

Students transfer their description to paper by creating a
visual map of their route
Students demonstrate their route and valid features along the
route to other students
Learning Intentions: (kid friendly language)
Record your voice describing your route to school
Draw a map of your route
Use your map to show others how you get to school
Resources:
A3 Paper
Coloured pencils
iPads
Small toy cars
Activity Process:
1. Students describe their route to school to another student in a
pair pointing out features along the route
2. Students are provided with a large A3 piece of paper and
coloured pencils
3. Students draw a representation of their route to school,
labelling the features they pass on their way
4. Students take turns in pairs describing their route to their
partner, who follows their instructions with a toy car. The
student who is describing their route should be encouraged to
use directional language to encourage the other student to
follow the correct route
Modifications:
Students who have trouble visualising their route to draw it,
can record their voices as they describe it to the teacher and
listen to the recording while they draw to remind themselves
of the features along the route
Assessment:
Assessment of Learning
The teacher will review the video footage of the students
completing the activity. Students demonstrate their
understanding and use of directional language through
describing their school route and following the directions to
travel their partners route effectively