This is a unit of work that I used with a year 3 class (you could differentiate up or down of course, I would say appropriate for years 2-5 with some tweaking). The download includes one Powerpoint presentation clearly organised for all the lessons then worksheets for most of them (some do not require one). We use WALT (we are learning to) and Success Criteria: these are also included. The Powerpoint contains a variety of edited resources collected from various places but is all finely tuned/edited as appropriate to go with the following objectives for a whole term (10-12 lessons: some can be combined to make it shorter). (1) Start KWL grid with K and W. WALT: explain what rainforests are. WALT: explain where rainforests are located. WALT: understand what the layers of the rainforest are. WALT: research the creatures that live in the different. WALT: understand how plants survive in the rainforest. WALT: compare lives in the rainforest with lives in our city. WALT: identify how the rainforest is used. (x2) WALT: investigate and compare the physical features of two different environments. WALT: explain how rainforest is being exploited and destroyed. WALT: explain ways to protect the rainforest. (12) Assessment lesson (complete a KWL grid)

5 lessons clearly resourced and ready to go about Ghana: WALT: locate Ghana on a map.  (a treasure hunt) WALT: identify the physical features of Ghana. WALT: explore the flora and fauna of Ghana. WALT: explore the things that Ghana produces. (two lessons) Extra objective (not resourced) WALT: compare the life of a child in Ghana and a child in the UK.

This is an overview of a cross-curricular plan for a topic I taught entitled Bienvenido a Mexico. The matrix does not include Maths and English. The Science, RE and PE are also planned separately, but I tried to relate as much as I could across the subjects to the topic of Mexico and I sourced a variety of resources. It focuses on the history of the Aztec and Maya people and architecture. Every lesson might not be appropriate for your class, but it will at least give you a skeleton for your termly planning.

This is an overview of a cross-curricular plan for a topic I taught entitled Bella Italia. The matrix does not include Maths and English. The Science, RE and PE are also planned separately, but I tried to relate as much as I could across the subjects to the topic of Italy and I sourced a variety of resources from Twinkl to newspaper articles to my own made up ones. Every lesson might not be appropriate for your class, but it will at least give you a skeleton for your termly planning.