Learning objective
- To locate the four countries of the UK.
Success criteria
- I can locate
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, use the Presentation: Brain dump to revise the children’s prior knowledge. Ask them to think about: What the seasons called. What weather they might see in each of them. The clothes they might need to wear.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use the Activity: Map of the UK: support version; could use the Knowledge organiser during the Main event to support them when writing the names of the countries.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could do the Activity: Map of the UK without an atlas; could use the atlas to locate approximately where they live.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: naming and locating the
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Vocabulary definitions
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atlas
A book of maps.
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continent
A large land mass.
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Example work
St. Stephen's CE Primary School, Bury
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y1/2 (A): What is the weather like in the UK?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: Where is the UK?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: What are the four seasons?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: What are the compass directions?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: What is the weather like today?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: Is the weather the same everywhere in the UK?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: How do people prepare for the weather?