I have been a Primary Teacher for over 12 years. I have taught across the Primary range but mainly in KS2. I am also a qualified SENDCo and I have a MA in Education and a MSc in Developmental Psychology. My resources are aimed at children in KS2 and can be adapted to meet the needs of a class.
I have been a Primary Teacher for over 12 years. I have taught across the Primary range but mainly in KS2. I am also a qualified SENDCo and I have a MA in Education and a MSc in Developmental Psychology. My resources are aimed at children in KS2 and can be adapted to meet the needs of a class.
The National Curriculum states that children should be taught to name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding areas.
In this lesson children identify the countries of the United Kingdom and label them on a map. Children also find and label the capital cities of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Children research and complete a fact-file for the UK country of their choice. This knowledge is then consolidated during a game of corners!
What is included?
PowerPoint for the lesson.
Detailed map of the UK
Blank map of the UK
Country fact-file for children to complete (differentiated on three levels).
Country flags for corners game.
Files Included:
The United Kingdom 2: Single Lesson for Year 1/2 PDF file.
The United Kingdom 2 Lesson PowerPoint.
Children should be taught to name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas. Children should be taught to use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the continents and oceans studied at this key stage.
This lesson allows children to identify the location of the United Kingdom and describe the location in relation to the wider world. Children complete a quiz about the United Kingdom. Children describe the location of the United Kingdom using a globe, maps and their quiz answers.
What is included?
PowerPoint for the lesson.
Inflatable globe (NOT included).
UK and the Wider World Quiz.
Location description of the United Kingdom activity (differentiated on three levels).
Map of the world outline.
Map of the United Kingdom with countries, capitals, seas and oceans.
Map of Europe with countries labelled.
Files Included:
United Kingdom and the Wider World: Single Lesson for Year 1/2 PDF File.
United Kingdom and the Wider World Lesson PowerPoint.
The National Curriculum states that children should be taught to name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding areas.
What are the differences between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and the British Isles? This single lesson for Year 1/2 contains activities to educate children about these differences. Children will use maps of the United Kingdom, Great Britain and the British Isles to improve their location knowledge and map skills.
What is included?
PowerPoint for the lesson.
Differences between UK, British Isles and Great Britain map activity (differentiated).
The United Kingdom quiz.
Corners game answer cards.
United Kingdom map outline.
The British Isles map outline.
Great Britain map outline.
Files included:
The United Kingdom: Single Lesson for Year 1/2 PDF file.
The United Kingdom lesson PowerPoint.
The National Curriculum states that children should be taught to name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers, and land-use patterns); and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. Children should also be taught how to use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.
In this lesson children learn about the cities of the United Kingdom. Prior learning from key stage 1 is revised including the capital cities of the four nations. Children participate in a cities of the UK quiz which can either be presented in paper form or used for the basis of a ‘Corners Game’. Children use google maps or an atlas to find cities in the UK and plot their location on a blank map of the UK. Children identify landmarks of cities in the United Kingdom and then children create fact files on landmarks in the UK and/or a city in the UK of their own choice.
This informative bundle contains five lessons teaching children about the United Kingdom and the wider world. In the first lesson children will identify the five oceans and seven continents. In the second lesson children will identify the countries of the United Kingdom. In the third lesson will research about one of the countries of the United Kingdom. In the fourth lesson children will identify the oceans and seas surrounding the United Kingdom and in the fifth lesson children will describe the location of the United Kingdom in relation to nearby countries and continents. Throughout this unit of work will develop their location knowledge and skills using maps. Click on each lesson for information.
About this unit:
This is a ten-lesson unit of English work based on the reading and writing of a non-chronological report. It is intended for Lower Key Stage 2. This unit follows the 2014 National Curriculum objectives which are outlined below. The English objectives covered by this unit are highlighted in yellow.
The ten lessons in this unit allow children to explore, discuss and understand a non-chronological report. During the first week, children will explore a non-chronological report based on Great Barrier Reef. Through guided and shared activities children will write their own version of this text ensuring they have included the correct language and organisational features. In the second week, children will carry out their own research into the Whitsunday Islands. Children will then apply what they have learned in the first week and plan, write and edit a non-chronological report based on the Whitsunday Islands and then they will write a non-chronological report independently.
What is included?
• A sheet with the National Curriculum English objectives for Y3/4 which are highlighted to help track and assess the progress of the class; to track coverage of the English curriculum and to show what objectives the unit covers.
• NEW Printable child-friendly learning objectives for children’s books.
• Non-chronological report planning for 10 days including possible science and geography cross-curricular links.
• NEW Now includes a PowerPoint containing the lesson structure and learning activities for all 10 lessons of the unit which can be presented to the children. The PowerPoint design and content can be adjusted to suit the needs of a class.
• A non-chronological report about the Great Barrier Reef which includes details of the general location of the Great Barrier Reef; details about what the Great Barrier Reef is made from; animals found at the Great Barrier Reef and threats faced by the Great Barrier Reef.
• A non-chronological report about the Great Barrier Reef that has been simplified for lower-achieving children.
• A glossary for the non-chronological report about the Great Barrier Reef.
• Boxing-up plan for the non-chronological report about the Great Barrier Reef (differentiated on two levels but writing frame included for lower-achieving children).
• Success Criteria for non-chronological reports (differentiated on three levels).
• Non-chronological report about the Great Barrier Reef writing frame for lower-achieving children.
• Boxing-up plan for research into the Whitsunday Islands (differentiated on three levels).
Please Note: Great Barrier Reef: Non-Chronological Report Planning for Year 5/6 is also available on TES.
The National Curriculum states that children should be taught to use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop. Children should be taught to use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognize landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct symbols in a key.
In this lesson children learn about villages, towns and cities including what they are and the differences between them. Children complete a quiz based on these differences. Children learn about the human features and natural features of a local village. Using Google Earth children identify the human and natural features of the village. Children learn about the different kinds of facilities available to people in towns. Children use Google Earth to identify the facilities in a town. Children carry out research into major city landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty.