To recognise how places fit within a wider geographical context [for example, as part of a bigger region or country] and are interdependent [for example, through the supply of goods, movements of people]. Lesson Suggested Context of the lesson Available Resources and possible Possible Key Concepts Outcomes learning episodes Resources Lesson 1 All pupils can state Pupils are to explore the four -What makes up the Union Jack Pupils Map of the UK Place: Developing place – – Introduction what countries countries that make up the to draw the individual flags to show how knowledge and how humans to the make up the United United Kingdom (England, the Union Jack was formed? Flags of the interact with the physical United Kingdom Scotland, N.Ireland and Wales). countries of the environment. Kingdom -Table rally brainstorm- Pupils to UK Most can identify Space: Understanding the On 1 May 1707, the united consider all things British, Scottish, cultural kingdom of Great Britain came Welsh, and Irish. Colouring physical and human associations to into being, the result of Acts of pencils characteristics of real places. other countries Union being passed by the Pupils have 20 seconds to draw famous Developing ‘geographical parliaments of England and associations with the UK e.g. Queen, Stimulus objects of places. imaginations’ Some research the Scotland. Black cabs, Red telephones boxes. for different history behind countries these associations. Pick one or more of the associations with (Welsh Dragon, Britain and explain why it is so famous. Loch Ness Research possible history of the monster toy object/association etc.)
To recognise how places fit within a wider geographical context [for example, as part of a bigger region or country] and are interdependent [for example, through the supply of goods, movements of people]. Lesson Suggested Outcomes Context of the lesson Available Resources and possible learning episodes Possible Resources Key Concepts Lesson 1 – Introduction to the United Kingdom All pupils can state what countries make up the United Kingdom Most can identify cultural associations to other countries Some research the history behind these associations. Pupils are to explore the four countries that make up the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, N.Ireland and Wales). On 1 May 1707, the united kingdom of Great Britain came into being, the result of Acts of Union being passed by the parliaments of England and Scotland. -What makes up the Union Jack – Pupils to draw the individual flags to show how the Union Jack was formed? -Table rally brainstorm- Pupils to consider all things British, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish. Pupils have 20 seconds to draw famous associations with the UK e.g. Queen, Black cabs, Red telephones boxes. Pick one or more of the associations with Britain and explain why it is so famous. Research possible history of the object/association Map of the UK Flags of the countries of the UK Colouring pencils Stimulus objects for different countries (Welsh Dragon, Loch Ness monster toy etc.) Place: Developing place knowledge and how humans interact with the physical environment. Space: Understanding the physical and human characteristics of real places. Developing ‘geographical imaginations’ of places.