← Progression Step 3 · Ages 8–11
Geography
Maps, Directions & Weather Watching
Use simple maps, compass points and record weather over a week.
Geographers observe, record and look for patterns.
Maps
Key, symbols, simple grid. Follow a route on a school map.
Directions
N E S W – turn language: left/right, forward.
Weather diary
Temperature, rain, wind, cloud – compare days.
If the wind is from the west, where did it come from?
The west.
Practice
1. What does a map key do?
2. Name four compass points.