Routes connect places — Geography, 4–6 years
See how paths, roads and bridges let people and things move between places. Geography, 4–6 years.
A route joins two places
A route is the way from one place to another. It can be a footpath, road, bridge or bus route, and it gives people a line to follow instead of crossing the whole area at random.
Why do routes matter?
People need to reach homes, shops, schools and parks, and goods need to be carried there too. A clear route makes a journey easier to describe, repeat and share with someone else.
Three stops on one route
Leo walks from home to the library. He follows the footpath to the bridge, crosses it, then follows the road past the bakery to the library. The bridge joins the two sides, and the path and road join home to the library.
The shortest-looking line may not work
A child may point straight across a river and say that is the route, because it looks shortest. That is a reasonable choice on a picture, but without a bridge or boat the route cannot be walked, so the real path must go around or cross safely.
Getting people and things there
Roads and paths help a family walk to a playground, while delivery vans use roads to bring food to a shop. Trains, cycle paths and footpaths are also routes, each suited to different travellers and journeys.
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