Villages, Towns and Cities: Single Lesson for Year 1/2

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.