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Treasure hunt

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Local Studies: Our School and Local Area Local Land Use

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Objectives

Geography

  • Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds, together with the key human & physical features of its surrounding environment.
  • Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language (near and far; left and right) to describe the location of features and routes on a map.

Lesson Planning

Pirates use treasure map to hunt and find treasure! We’re going on a treasure Hunt; we’re going to find a sparkly one.

Teaching Outcomes
 To learn how to create and read symbols on maps and follow compass directions.

Children will:

  • Dress up and enjoy pirate- themed action songs.
  • Follow directions and instructions, making reference to a map.
  • Read symbols on a map.

You Will Need

  • Pirate outfits for children
  • Treasure map (map of school grounds and location of pirate’s treasure chest filled with gold chocolate coins)
  • Adult pirate outfit
  • List of directions/instructions written on a scroll tied with ribbon
  • Teabags and water

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