Year: 4/5
Learning
Objectives
To use clues to
deduce the area we
are going to be
learning about.
Geography
Activities
(Starter; Shared Work; Guided/Independent Work; Plenary)
Welcome Work:
What is
geography?
Chn to discuss in
pairs then as a
class.
Stunning Starter
Elm Class – Topic Planning
Unit: Lake District and Europe
Term: Spring 1
Assessment
Show chn mystery box and explore the clues inside (Beatrix Potter books, travel brochures, estate agent
adverts, photos, maps etc)
Activity 1: Chn to work in tables to explore the clues and use atlas’ to deduce which region we are going
to be exploring this term. Discuss what chn already know about the Lake District, some may have visited
– brainstorm words and ideas. Chn to come up with questions that they would like to discover in this term.
Do a ‘flyover’ using Google maps. Discuss location in the UK and the physical features that chn can see
such as rivers and mountains.
Plenary:
Classbook
Chn to share their
paragraphs – chn to
magpie a fact from
another group and
write one more
sentence.
Activity 2: Chn to work in pairs and produce a paragraph explaining where this region is and some key
facts about the physical features. Chn can use Ipads to access the National Park website for research.
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
Fieldwork: To ask
geographical
questions
Mixed Ability
groups
Mixed ability
groups
Mixed ability
groups
Mixed ability
groups
Identify features on
an aerial
photograph, digital
or computer map
1
To use an atlas to
locate key places
and features of the
Lake District.
Skills
Map Skills: Locate
places on a range
of maps
Identify features on
Fast 5:
Chn to recall 5
facts from last
lesson.
Class Activity: Using Digimaps for schools, map then area encompassed by the national park boundary
line. How big is the national park?
Activity 1: Using a map of the Lake District, chn to explore key features such as highest mountains,
largest lakes, significant towns and other human features such as railway stations. Chn to mark thes on a
blank map of the Lake District. Gather back together as a class to mark and annotate on Digimaps for
Schools of the region.
Activity 2: Using a map of the Lake District, chn to collect interesting place names and mark them onto
their maps. Chn to discuss their meaning and if/how the name reflects what the landscape is like.
SEN
LA
MA
HA
Mixed ability pairs and
Teacher support
Mixed ability pairs and
Teacher support
Mixed ability pairs
Mixed ability pairs – chn
to explain how they
used their atlas to find
key features.
Consolidate the key
physical and human
features of the Lake
District.
Discuss what they
think makes the
Lake District special
and why it is so
popular with
tourists.
RAG Rate LO
PR
What makes
the Lake
District
special?
an aerial
photograph, digital
or computer map
Locational
Knowledge: locate
counties of the
United Kingdom;
identifying human
and physical
characteristics and
key topographical
features (including
hills, mountains,
coasts and rivers)
2
To analyse the
weather in the Lake
District and
compare it to our
locality
Chn to use the 4
seasons grid to
describe the
weather in
Northumberland in
each season.
Ask chn how we would find out about the weather? Play BBC weather report for North East and Cumbria
– chn to note down any geographical vocabulary (temperature, north west etc.)
Activity 1: Show chn how to access and use the Met office website. Chn to use Ipads to compare weather
statistics between the Lake District and Wansbeck. Chn to fill in comparison table showing rainfall data
and temperature throughout the year.
Activity 2: Discuss the chn results – when would be the best time to visit the Lake District? Chn to write a
weather report advising tourists about the weather and best time to visit.
Skills
SEN
Partially completed
table
LA
Partially completed
table
MA
Complete table
independently
HA
Complete table
independently –
Chn to write a senten
3
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
4
5
/
6
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
7
8
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
9
1
0
1
1
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
Skills
SEN
LA
MA
HA
1
2
Museum Exhibition to showcase children’s work to parents