Learning objective
- To understand the lives of indigenous peoples living in the Amazon rainforest.
Success criteria
- I can define
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
‘Pupils should be taught
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Cross-curricular links
Science
Living things and their habitats
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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
Can use the word bank to complete the fact file in the Activity: Indigenous communities (supported).
Pupils working at greater depth
Could consider the impact the changes to the Amazon rainforest has on indigenous people and how their lives may be changing. May wish to draw their own map and images on Activity: Indigenous communities.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: defining the word indigenous
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Vocabulary definitions
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deforestation
The cutting down of trees in a large area.
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community
A group of people living in the same place or having the same interests.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y3/4 (A): Why are rainforests important to us?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 1: Where in the world are tropical rainforests?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: What is the Amazon rainforest like?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: Who lives in the rainforest?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: How are rainforests changing?
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: How is our local woodland used?: Data collection
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: How is our local woodland used?: Findings