KS2 Mountains Outstanding Geography Lesson - Lesson Plan, PowerPoint, Worksheets

A freebie lesson about mountains.
Perfect to kick off a topic about anywhere in the world or as the first lesson in a Mountains topic, this lesson creates a great starting point to look at continents and features.

Children will learn about the continents of the world and use atlases (including Google Earth and physical atlases) to explore the world’s mountain ranges and their heights.

The PowerPoint is easy to follow and guides the teacher through from starter, main input to task and plenary.

Resources included:

• Lesson plan
• PowerPoint
• KWL Grid
• Mountains Table Template
• Previous Knowledge worksheet
• World Map to Label

Lesson 1: L.O. To be able to locate mountains in different continents.
Success Criteria:
I can write facts about mountains.
I can name the seven continents of the world.
I can think of questions I want to know the answer to.
I can identify mountain ranges on maps.

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