Bright Lights, Big City
Year 1
Unit Overview
This project teaches children about the physical and human characteristics of the United Kingdom, including a detailed exploration of the characteristics and features of the capital city, London.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
Inspiration Day- Pupils will have a special garden/tea party complete with complete with formal introductions and conversations that might be had at a royal party. To help prompt their thinking, ask 'Why are royal garden parties important? What do they help the Queen to do? What might you say to someone at such an event? What questions might the Queen or other guests ask?’ Invite the children to enjoy the royal role play, encouraging them to talk to others formally.
️✏️ 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.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
The United Kingdom. To name and locate the four countries of the UK and their capital cities on a map, atlas or globe. Use basic geographical vocabulary to identify and describe physical features, such as beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley and vegetation.
The United Kingdom. To name and locate the four countries of the UK and their capital cities on a map, atlas or globe. What is a city? To identify the characteristics of a settlement. Focus on Manchester.
To locate and name continents on world map. Human features in the locality. To carry out fieldwork tasks to identify characteristics of the school grounds or locality.
To label continents and oceans on world map. Identify the characteristics of a settlement. Focus on London.
Identify features and landmarks on an aerial photograph or plan perspective.
Name and locate the four countries of the UK and their capital cities on a map, atlas or globe.
🏁 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