At the coast
Year 2
Unit Overview
In this project, your child will use maps to learn about the location of the world’s seas and oceans and keys to learn about map symbols. They will also find out about the directions on a compass. They will learn about the human and physical features of a coastline, including the effects of erosion and how to stay safe when visiting the coast. They will have the opportunity to learn about the work of the RNLI and about the coastal town of Whitby, including how Captain Cook is linked to the town. They will research the tourism industry and consider what features make a place a successful tourist destination.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
The children will watch a video about coastlines and their features. We will discuss whether we have seen any of the features mentioned in the video and describe them. We will highlight coastal locations that we have visited on a map of the UK and discuss their positioning. We will work in pairs to read and sort the physical and human features picture cards into two groups: physical features and human features.
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
Throughout this unit of work we will be writing keys to link to our maps and writing why we would visit Whitby.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
In this unit of work we will look at human and physical features of the area.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
Retrieval -To label a UK map with countries and capitals. Main -What seas surround the UK? Name and locate seas surrounding the UK, as well as seas, the five oceans and seven continents around the world on a world map or globe. Using a map locate and label the seas around the U.K.
Retrieval - Label continents and seas on world map. Main - What can you see near the sea? Use simple compass directions to describe the location of features or a route on a map. Study aerial photographs to describe the features and characteristics of an area of land. Ask and answer simple geographical questions through observation or simple data collection during fieldwork activities. Show children photos of the coast. Sort features in to physical and human.
Retrieval - 4 point compass. Main - Why do maps have pictures? Draw or read a range of simple maps that use symbols and a key. Read an imaginary coastal map and look at the map symbols used. Can they figure out what each symbol means? Look at the same map with a key. Discuss. the key and how useful it is.
Retrieval - whatever is needed. Main - Is Middleton like Whitby? Human features of a coastal town. Collect and organise simple data in charts and tables from primary sources (fieldwork and observation) and secondary sources (maps and books) - Compare whitby and Middleton recording similarities and differences.
Retrieval - Use a climate map to locate hot and cold places in the world in relation to the Equator, North and South Poles. Main -What is the RNLI? Describe the size, location and function of a local industry - Look at photobgraphs of Whitby. Look at tourism in Whitby.Focus in on the RNLI Life boats, why they are needed in Whitby and what they do.
To use everything learnt so far to design their own coastal town.
🏁 BIG FINISH
We are going to design a coastal town that tourists would want to visit. We will need to choose a location along the coastline of the United Kingdom to place our town and describe its physical and human features. We will also need to give visitors advice for ways to stay safe during their visit.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
The class will be reading a variety of non-fiction texts about the coast as well as To the Edge of the World by Julia Julia Green.