A no-prep, 6-lesson geography unit on Geographical skills and fieldwork: Map Skills and Fieldwork. Written for Year 6 (ages 10-11). Pick it up at lunchtime, teach it that afternoon — every lesson has a full teacher plan, projectable slides, three differentiated pupil worksheets, and an exit ticket.

Driving question: How do geographers really read a map and find things out about a place?

What’s included

• 6 × Teacher lesson plans (Word, fully scripted)
• 6 × Pupil worksheets in 3 differentiated tiers (Support / Core / Stretch)
• 6 × Projectable slide decks (PowerPoint, 16:9 widescreen)
• 1 × Knowledge Organiser (Word, A4 landscape)
• 1 × End-of-unit assessment with baseline + mark scheme
• Factually-accurate maps rendered from public-domain Natural Earth data — not AI-generated
• Hand-coded diagrams for the unit’s key processes and labelled features — never AI-generated
• Original illustrations for every lesson hook and teaching scene

Lesson outline

1. Maps, Atlases and Globes — To describe the different ways geographers represent the Earth.
2. The 8-Point Compass — To use the eight points of the compass to give and follow directions.
3. Grid References — To use four- and six-figure grid references on a map, eastings before northings.
4. Map Symbols — To recognise and use common map symbols and a key.
5. Contour Lines — To read contour lines on a map and explain steep and gentle slopes.
6. Fieldwork — Geography in the Real World — To plan a small piece of fieldwork using a clear question and method.