Geographical Location

Expedition Date: September

Location: Kaleidoscope

Expedition Description: From Map to Masterpiece: Discover Bermuda!

Get ready, P4 explorers! Join BEN and Kaleidoscope for a creative journey through maps, art, and Bermuda’s place in the world. Students explore historical maps of Bermuda and discover how our island’s location and resources have shaped life here. Using artistic techniques like drawing, collage, and design, pupils create their own map inspired by real Bermudian geography.

Students will:

• Explore Bermuda’s location and connections to other countries
• Understand how geography influences resources and daily life
• Investigate historical maps and their features
• Develop creative skills through map-making and design

Curriculum Links:

SS04-GEO01 – Describe the influence of Bermuda’s geographical location and its availability of resources

A free copy of the Mentor Text is provided at the expedition:

Vocabulary Voyage

The P4 Bermuda’s Geographical Location thematic unit is built around the mentor text supporting ELA curriculum-aligned literacy learning alongside an experiential school visit with AgraLiving as part of the Horizons Programme.

The Vocabulary Voyage offers a set of optional resources designed to enrich language learning in an engaging and practical way. Three short, flexible vocabulary activities encourage pupils to develop language through through small-group discussion, collaboration and creative thinking. Two additional independent writing tasks, linked to the theme of the unit, provide structured opportunities for pupils to apply new vocabulary in meaningful written contexts.

These resources ssupport oral language development, vocabulary growth, comprehension, and writing skills, while remaining easy to incorporate into short literacy blocks or small pockets of classroom time.