TITAN Primary

Being able to plan your journey is a valuable skill. Knowing what should be happening next can help you feel confident, calm and able to identify any issues.

When we talk about planning your journey, there are tools you can use to help you become more familiar with your new route. Looking at a map and planning out how you might walk or catch a bus to school is one way of being more prepared.

Give these activities a go to help you feel more prepared for travelling.

When thinking about a new journey, it's useful to look at it on a map before doing it for the first time. That way you have an idea of where you will be going, which roads you will need to cross, and how long it might take you to get there.

Use Google Maps to familiarise yourself with your new journey. See if you can find out three things when looking at the map:

• How long will your journey from home to school take you?
• Which roads will you be using?
• What places will you be passing on your way?

Landmarks can be a helpful way of checking the progress of your journey. You can use them to judge how close you are to school or home. It's also useful to know where you are on your journey in case you have any problems.

It can be any fixed landmark that's easy to remember and helps you to know where you are on your journey. Some examples of landmarks are:

• Post boxes
• Shops
• Big trees
• Road signs
• Buildings

Have a think about some of the landmarks near to you right now.

Practice makes perfect

Next time you are travelling to a new place, try to pick out three landmarks you notice on your way there. Then see if you can spot them on your way back. The more you practise noticing the landmarks around you, the easier it will be to remember a new route.