On the way to school: En route à l’école

Plan de Pont St Hélène

Every day, children experience the familiar journey from home to school – and may be asked to recall it in geography lessons as mapping practice. Here, and on the accompanying Plan de Pont St Hélène poster and poster backs, fresh ideas are provided to teach mapping skills using a French element.

The activities will enable children to develop their spatial awareness while they recreate the routes to school of children in a small French town. Thought has been given in constructing the imaginary settlement to restrict the vocabulary to familiar physical and human features, modes of transport, and basic directional language.