Year 1 Unit 1: Our local area Maps
• Maps help you find where you are, or where you are going.
• A route is a way you get from one place to another.
Local area
• Your local area is the area around your home.
• Your local area is different from other local areas.
• There are different jobs for people in our local area.
Knowledge organiser
Homes
• Maps have pictures or symbols.
• Maps have a key which tells you what symbols mean.
There are different types of homes in our local area.
• There will be things we like and dislike about our local area.
• Your local area can have old or new landmarks.
terrace house semi-detached house
bungalow
detached house
house boat cottage flats
Year 1 Unit 1: Our local area
Word Definition
building
A structure that someone has built, such as a house. bungalow
A bungalow is a house without any upstairs rooms. caravan
A caravan is a vehicle like a small house that can travel from place to place. change
When you change something, you make it different. dislike
If you dislike something, you do not like it. flat
Something that is flat is smooth and has no bumps on it. future
The future is the time that will come. hear
When you hear something, you notice it through your ears. home
Your home is the place where you live.
house
A house is a building where people live. improvement
If there is an improvement in something, it gets better. key
landmark
A list of symbols used in a map or table.
An object on land that you can easily see from a distance. like
map
route
If you like something, you think it is nice.
A map is a drawing of a town, a country, or the world.
The route that you follow is the way you go to get to a place. see
When you see something, you notice it with your eyes.
smell
When you smell something, you notice it through your nose. special
Something that is special is different and more important than other things. symbol
A symbol is a sign which stands for something or means something.
