Holiday Locations
This geography scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to identify, describe and compare the physical and political geography of different locations that families could visit on holiday. The class can design posters, compose letters and write recounts to make comparisons between different locations.
Identify, describe and compare the physical and political geography of different locations that families could visit on holiday around the world
Lesson One : Postcards and Souvenirs
Explore how to produce and present postcards that can be to sent to friends describing somewhere special that could be visited on a family holiday
Lesson Two : Seashore Visit
Practise identifying and comparing the matching physical and political features of a seashore location with some other places that can be found in the world
Lesson Three : Town or Countryside
Investigate how to describe and compare some of the physical and political features that can be found in matching urban and rural environments
Lesson Four : Forest or River
Practise designing and building different maps to record some of the special physical and political features that can be found in either a forest or river environment
Lesson Five : Farm or Factory
Practise writing and presenting a diary entry to describe and illustrate some of the different jobs that can be performed in either a farm or factory location
Lesson Six : Family Day Trip
Explore how to describe and compare some different locations that can visited on holiday by recording and compiling lists for special family trips
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Garden Numbers
Identify and model some of the different calculation techniques that can be used when adding pairs of single digit numbers
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Summer Stories
Practise composing and presenting narrative stories with familiar settings to illustrate the events and experiences that could happen during the summer
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Fraction Numbers
Investigate how to use concrete equipment, diagrams and calculations to identify and record the matching fractions of different numbers
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Family Holiday Lists
Explore how to compile sentences punctuated using commas to list some of the special things that families can use, complete and experience on a holiday