Locating places: people live in places Published on State Library of NSW (https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au) Locating places: people live in places [1] Early Stage 1 [2] Geography: Kindergarten Topic: Locating Places: Pictorial Maps Students explore the places they live in and belong to. Students discover how the location of places can be represented. Key inquiry question #1: What are places like? Content Locating places Students: investigate how the location of places can be represented, for example: (ACHGK001) location of familiar and local places on maps description of the location of places Background Notes for Teachers The focus of these activities is on developing an understanding of the features and uses of pictorial maps and using the language of position to describe location. Pictorial maps are a geographical tool that can be used to represent data in geographical inquiries. A pictorial map is defined by the NSW Geography K-10 syllabus as ‘a map using illustrations to represent information on a map’. Pictorial maps are usually represented from a bird’s eye view or from a slanted angle. Positional language includes: across, around, over, past, through, under, beside, behind, between, near, far, above, below. Student Activities Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3 Activity 4 Activity 5 Activity 6 Activity 1 Page 1 of 15
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Locating places: people live in placesPublished on State Library of NSW (https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au)
Locating places: people live in places [1]
Early Stage 1 [2]Geography: Kindergarten Topic: Locating Places: Pictorial Maps Students explore the places they live in and belong to. Students discover how the location of places can berepresented. Key inquiry question #1: What are places like?
Content
Locating places
Students:
investigate how the location of places can be represented, for example: (ACHGK001)location of familiar and local places on maps description of the location of places
Background Notes for Teachers
The focus of these activities is on developing an understanding of the features and uses of pictorial maps andusing the language of position to describe location.
Pictorial maps are a geographical tool that can be used to represent data in geographical inquiries. A pictorial mapis defined by the NSW Geography K-10 syllabus as ‘a map using illustrations to represent information on a map’.Pictorial maps are usually represented from a bird’s eye view or from a slanted angle.
GEe?1 identifies places and develops an understanding of the importance of places to peopleGEe?2 communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools
Locating places: people live in placesPublished on State Library of NSW (https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au)
Geographical Inquiry Skills
Acquiring geographical information
pose questions and make observations (ACHGS001)record geographical data and information (ACHGS002)
Processing geographical information
represent data using charts or graphs (ACHGS003)draw conclusions based on discussions of observations (ACHGS004)
Communicating geographical information
present information (ACHGS005)reflect on their learning (ACHGS006)
Geographical Concepts
Place: the significance of places and what they are like (e.g places students live in and belong to and whythey are important).Space: the significance of location and spatial distribution, and ways people organise and manage thespaces that we live in (e.g location of a place in relation to other familiar places).Environment: the significance of the environment in human life, and the important interrelationships.
LAC
Learning across the curriculum
Information and communication technology capabilityCritical and creative thinkingLiteracyNumeracyPersonal and social capability
Resources
Picture books
My Map Book by Sara Fanelli
Maps by Aleksandria Mizielinska
Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
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Locating places: people live in placesPublished on State Library of NSW (https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au)
Pictorial maps
Winnie the Pooh – pictorial map of the Hundred Acre Wood [9]