"Look at it this way"

The Ordnance Survey Free Maps for 11 Year Olds are arriving in schools - you may already have had yours... When you get the maps, you will also find a couple of (much sought after) hard copies of a publication called "The Language of Landscape" The booklet is supported by a series of downloads from the NATURAL ENGLAND website. I have created a SURVEY MONKEY SURVEY for those who have got their maps, and have also made use of the "Language of Landscape" to help students use the maps: whether inside or outside the classroom (or ideally both...) Click Here to take survey If you have used the maps and the book, please fill in the survey. All completed questionnaires by 1st of December will be entered into a Prize Draw to win a copy of the KS3 Teachers Toolkit title: "Look at it this Way", a copy of the Geography Collective's "Journey Journal" and a few other geographical goodies....

The Ordnance Survey are sending their free maps into schools once againthis term. Make sure you have registered to receive yours. This year, in addition to the usual maps, stickers, map skills guide etc. there will be a 12 page booklet produced with Natural England. Natural England website now has all the resources. You can read about the scheme, and the booklet, which is called "The language of landscape" is available to download as a PDF. The booklet is accompanied by a series of other PDF downloads to support the activities, which could contribute up to 4 lessons to a Year 7 Scheme of Work, such as these fab ACTIVITY CARDS (PDF download) Thanks to Mark Jones and Val Vannet, and also to Ian Gilbert for inspiration for part of this resource. Those credits didn't make it into the final document... If you use this, please let me know what you thought of it, how it went, whether you invented some other activities etc. Also send any pictures of work that grows out of ...