Bright Lights, Big City

Year 1

Unit Overview

This project teaches children about the physical and human characteristics of the United Kingdom, including an exploration of the characteristics and features of the capital city, London and our local city Manchester.

MEMORABLE MOMENT


️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

Throughout this unit of work we will be writing labels.

We will make a fact file to present our new knowledge.

🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

In this unit of work we will use the local area and have a go at giving directions to our friends. 

🏁 BIG FINISH

We will present our new knowledge in a fact file and share it with our class. 


📖 FOCUS TEXT(S) 

The class will be reading 

The Queen's hat by Steve Anthony

Kids' Travel Guide London 

We completely must go to London!

The Queen's Knickers by Nicholas Allan

Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been? By Russell Punter and Dan Taylor

Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions