Learning objective

  • To identify geographical characteristics of the UK.

Success criteria

  • I can locate

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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

Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall: That we live in the continent of Europe. That the ‘UK’ stands for United Kingdom and is made up of four countries. The name of the country they live in. That the four countries of the UK are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern…

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Use the Activity: Map of the UK (support) with prompts.

Pupils working at greater depth 

Could complete the optional activity (see Main event) and choose two or more features of the UK to write about. Can use directional language (including compass points) to describe the locations.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying and locating characteristics

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Vocabulary definitions

  • location

    A particular place or position.

  • locate

    To discover the position of something.

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