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Locating Australia on a map and identifying its physical and human features. Researching the benefits and threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

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Describing the physical features of Antarctica including its location, weather and landscape.

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Exploring the importance of responsible trading through a case study of cocoa bean production in Côte d'Ivoire; considering the benefits and drawbacks of importing food.

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Y1/2 (A): What is the weather like in the UK?

Use this unit hub to inform your Geography KS1 medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources. This is a variant of our Year 1, What is the weather like in the UK? unit, which has been selected for mixed-age teaching.

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Name and locate the four countries on a map of the UK.
  • Identify the country they live in.
  • Identify the four seasons.
  • Describe some seasonal changes.
  • Identify the four compass directions.
  • Use the compass directions to describe the location of features.
  • Observe and describe daily weather patterns.
  • Begin to locate the four capital cities of the UK.
  • Explain what the weather is like during each season in the UK.
  • Suggest appropriate clothing and activities for each season.

Lessons 3 and 4 involve fieldwork on the school grounds. It is important to risk-assess the proposed route taking into account any relevant school risk assessment policies and procedures. Refer to the Before the lesson section in Lessons 3 and 4 to prepare for this lesson. Please be aware this lesson may take longer than 1 hour.

 

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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: Where is the UK?

  • To locate the four countries of the UK.
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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: What are the four seasons?

  • To identify seasonal changes in the UK.
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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: What are the compass directions?

  • To identify the four compass directions.
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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: What is the weather like today?

  • To investigate daily weather patterns.
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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: Is the weather the same everywhere in the UK?

  • To identify daily weather patterns in the UK.
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Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: How do people prepare for the weather?

  • To understand how the weather changes with each season.
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Lesson 2: What is the Great Barrier Reef?

Locating Australia on a map and identifying its physical and human features. Researching the benefits and threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

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  5. Lesson 2: What is the Great Barrier Reef?

Lesson 2: What does it mean to trade fairly?

Exploring the importance of responsible trading through a case study of cocoa bean production in Côte d'Ivoire; considering the benefits and drawbacks of importing food.

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Lesson 2: Where is Antarctica?

Describing the physical features of Antarctica including its location, weather and landscape.

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What is the weather like in the UK?

Use this unit hub to inform your Geography KS1 medium-term plan and to navigate to related resources.

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  1. Subjects >
  2. Geography >
  3. Key stage 1 >
  4. What is the weather like in the UK?

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Name and locate the four countries on a map of the UK.
  • Identify the country they live in.
  • Identify the four seasons.
  • Describe some seasonal changes.
  • Identify the four compass directions.
  • Use the compass directions to describe the location of features.
  • Observe and describe daily weather patterns.
  • Begin to locate the four capital cities of the UK.
  • Explain what the weather is like during each season in the UK.
  • Suggest appropriate clothing and activities for each season.

Lessons 3 and 4 involve fieldwork on the school grounds. It is important to risk-assess the proposed route taking into account any relevant school risk assessment policies and procedures. Refer to the Before the lesson section in Lessons 3 and 4 to prepare for this lesson. Please be aware this lesson may take longer than 1 hour.

Suggested prior learning

What is it like here?

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Where is the UK?

  • To locate the four countries of the UK.
View lesson

Lesson 2: What are the four seasons?

  • To identify seasonal changes in the UK.
View lesson

Lesson 3: What are the compass directions?

  • To identify the four compass directions.
View lesson

Lesson 4: What is the weather like today?

  • To investigate daily weather patterns.
View lesson

Lesson 5: Is the weather the same everywhere in the UK?

  • To identify daily weather patterns in the UK.
View lesson

Lesson 6: How do people prepare for the weather?

  • To understand how the weather changes with each season.
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Y3/4: Lesson 3 (Cycle B): Who lives in Antarctica?

Discovering what it is like to visit Antarctica as a researcher, including the incredible sights they see, the work they do and how they adapt to life in a polar climate.

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Y3/4: Lesson 3 (Cycle A): How do we get our chocolate?

Discussing opinions on responsible trade and looking at the journey and process of a cocoa bean from farm to chocolate bar on a shop shelf.

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