Learning objective

  • To recognise the features and courses of a river.

Success criteria

  • I can state where a river

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National curriculum

Geography

Locational knowledge

Pupils should

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could build their river model based on the features in the middle course, as there are only two features to build. 

Pupils working at greater depth

May consider the human features found in, on and around a river and add these to their models (for example, boats, dams, harbours, windmills and bridges).

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing the start and

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Vocabulary definitions

  • delta

    A wide area near where a river meets the sea which features a build-up of sand and sediment.

  • estuary

    The area where fresh water from a river meets salt water from the sea.

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