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Lesson Four – Volcano Pen Pal
This geography teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to describe and compare some of the special physical features of volcanoes found in different locations around the world by responding to a letter providing information about living next to volcano.
The class can write a reply to a pen pal letter to find out what it is like to live beside a volcano to make comparisons with their own location.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to describe and compare some of the special physical features of volcanoes found in different locations around the world by responding to a letter providing information about living next to volcano
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to describe the benefits and disadvantages of living near to a volcano, a shared reading text to identify and describe what it is like to live near to a volcano and a template to write a reply to a letter to investigate and record some of the benefits and disadvantages of living near to a volcano.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to describe and compare the physical features of volcanoes found in different locations around the world.
This lesson is part of a geography scheme of work to get the children to identify, describe and compare the effects that volcanoes can have on different landscapes and populations in communities 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.
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