Lesson Two – Isle of Skye

This geography teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to explore how to select and list a set of matching questions that can be used to compare living on a small island with other some locations in the world.

The class can identify and describe some of the special physical and political features that can be found on the Isle of Skye off the North-West coast of Scotland.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explore how to select and list a set of matching questions that can be used to compare living on a small island with other some locations in the world

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify the location of the Isle of Skye in the UK and describe and compare life on the Isle of Skye with other locations in the world and a template to record questions to explore and compare life on the Isle of Skye with some other places.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore and list questions that can be used to compare living on a small island with other locations in the world.

This lesson is part of a geography scheme of work to get the children to identify, record and compare some of the physical and political geographical features specific to islands with other locations around the world. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

  • Word Matching

    Word Matching

    Identify, match and record the initial sounds that have been used in a range of cvc words beginning with different letters

  • Family Toys

    Family Toys

    Investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time

  • Subtraction Digits

    Subtraction Digits

    Model and illustrate how to subtract pairs of single digit numbers within ten using concrete equipment and diagrams to support the subtraction calculations

  • Family Experiences

    Family Experiences

    Practise composing and presenting some example stories with familiar settings to illustrate things that might be experienced by a family