--- title: "Reception - Geography - Identifying Familiar Places in Darwen" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-07-reception-geography-identifying-familiar-places-in-darwen" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Reception - Geography - Identifying Familiar Places in Darwen ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/b1feadc8-a826-4599-8ddf-3a6048d4fb85.jpg) 7 May 2025 ![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/news/b1feadc8-a826-4599-8ddf-3a6048d4fb85.jpg)Reception pupils embarked on an exciting geographical adventure today, discovering the town of Darwen through maps and Google Earth. Their exploration took in key landmarks like Darwen Tower and the library, as well as child-initiated points of interest including the church, Iceland, Asda, the leisure centre, and our own school. The highlight for many was locating their houses and sharing their journeys to school, some of which we followed virtually using Google Maps to discuss familiar stops. The children then used copies of the map and familiar landmarks to create their own representations of Darwen.This hands-on experience directly supports their understanding of the world and acts as a fantastic stepping stone towards Year 1 geography. [Reception](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/early-years-foundation-stage) [Geography](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/geography) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_6791.jpeg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-06-nursery-maths-five-little-speckled-frogs) Previous ### [Nursery - Maths - Five Little Speckled Frogs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-06-nursery-maths-five-little-speckled-frogs) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/ba19754d-3b95-4418-98bd-19892ecec7bb.jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-08-year-5-tuesday-carousel-badminton-arithmetic-reading-and-spag) Next ### [Year 5 Tuesday Carousel: Badminton, Arithmetic, Reading and SPAG!](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2025-05-08-year-5-tuesday-carousel-badminton-arithmetic-reading-and-spag) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)