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.
he National Curriculum states that children should be taught to identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the equator and the North and South Poles. Children should be taught to use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage.
In this lesson children learn about the equatorial climate of the world’s tropical rainforests and their location across the world. Children label the location of the world’s tropical rainforests on a map of the world and also consolidate their previous learning about the continents of the world. Children complete a tropical rainforests quiz which consolidates their learning about the climate and location of the tropical rainforests. Children visualise and draw what they imagine a tropical rainforest looks like. Children conduct research into a tropical rainforest animal of their own choice.
What is included?
Complete lesson plan.
PowerPoint for the lesson.
World map with rainforest locations labelled.
World map: tropical rainforest location questions activity.
Tropical rainforests quiz!
What do you think a tropical rainforest looks like? Activity sheet.
Photograph of a tropical rainforest.
Link to YouTube video describing the layers of a tropical rainforest.
Links to YouTube videos about tropical rainforest animals.
Tropical rainforest animals activity sheet for the class and extension activity sheet for higher-achieving children.*
Files included:
Tropical Rainforests: Single Lesson for Year 1/2 Lesson Plan in a PDF file.
Tropical Rainforests: Single Lesson for Year 1/2 Lesson PowerPoint
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.
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 seas. Children should also be taught to use basic geographic vocabulary to refer to key physical features including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather.
This lesson enhances children’s knowledge of geographical vocabulary referring to the seaside. A picture of a coastline is used as a stimulus to build children’s knowledge of such vocabulary. Children consolidate their knowledge of the countries of the United Kingdom and learn to identify the names of the seas and oceans that surround the United Kingdom. Children label the locations of the seas and oceans on a map of the United Kingdom.
What is included?
PowerPoint for the lesson.
Coast picture to discuss geographical vocabulary.
Coast picture activity for children to complete based on discussed geographical vocabulary (differentiated on three levels).
Map of the United Kingdom with labelled countries, cities, seas and oceans.
Outline of map of United Kingdom for children to label countries, seas and oceans (differentiated on three levels).
Files Included:
The United Kingdom Coasts, Seas and Oceans: Single Lesson for Year 1/2 PDF File.
The United Kingdom Coasts, Seas and Oceans Lesson PowerPoint.
In this informative bundle children will learn about coasts, rivers and mountains.
In lesson 1 children learn all about coasts . They will learn and understand geographical vocabulary used to describe coasts. Children will also use a map of the world to identify countries with a coastline and countries that are landlocked. Children will also research animals that live by the coast…
In lesson 2 children will learn about the rivers of the United Kingdom. The will take part in an informative quiz learning facts abouts rivers. Children will identify the locations of rivers and they will identify animals that live in and around rivers.
In lesson 3 children will learn about mountains. Children will learn the geographical vocabulary associated with rivers. Children will also locate the mountains of the United Kingdom using a map of the United Kingdom.
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.
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 rainforests in Australia. 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 another rainforest in the world. Children will then apply what they have learned in the first week and plan, write and edit a non-chronological report based on the rainforest location of their choice 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 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 rainforests in Australia which includes details of the general location of rainforests of the world in relation to the equator, Tropic of Cancer and the Tropical Capricorn; the location of Australia’s rainforests; information about what makes a rainforest unique and information about the plants and animals found in Australia’s rainforests.
• A non-chronological report about rainforests in Australia that has been simplified for lower-achieving children.
• A glossary for the non-chronological report about rainforests in Australia.
• Boxing-up plan for the non-chronological report about rainforests in Australia (differentiated on two levels).
• Success Criteria for non-chronological reports (differentiated on three levels but a writing frame is included for lower-achieving children).
• Non-chronological report about rainforests in Australia writing frame for lower-achieving children.
• Boxing-up plan for research into the child’s own independently researched rainforest location (differentiated on three levels).
Please Note: Rainforests in Australia: Non-Chronological Report Planning for Year 5/6 is also available on TES.
