Geography at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1-6)

Unit 24: Passport to the world
Section 2: What links do I have with other places in the world? (Key Stage 1)

Objectives

Children should learn:

that they have connections with other places in the world
the location of other places
that places are linked to other places in the world
to collect and record information about places
about the ways in which places are linked

Activities		Outcomes
		Children:
Ask the children where their relatives live and mark and name the places on a map of the British Isles (and further afield if appropriate). Ask the children to bring in postcards of where they went on holiday or pictures of where they would like to go. Identify the places on a wall map and display the pictures round it. Ask the children to bring in envelopes with clear postmarks showing where they came from. These may be displayed in the same way as the holiday postcards. Ask the children to collect a range of food packages and identify the places or countries of origin. Display the packages and 'locate' them on a world map. This could be linked to a visit to a local supermarket. Use Unit 5 'Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?' A class bear 'visits' other places with volunteers, and children receive postcards and pictures of him in a variety of locations. These are then mapped and recorded.		recognise that there are other places and localities beyond their own identify places on a map recognise the links they have with other places in the world appreciate that our food comes from all over the world draw maps of Barnaby's travels appreciate that places are linked together in many ways

Points to note

PSHE and citizenship: these activities help children to recognise that they belong to various groups and communities, such as family and school, and to find out about the world immediately around them. They also help children to develop a global perspective and to begin to understand the notion of interdependence.

Literacy: many of the activities offer children opportunities to: use correct vocabulary; use their imagination to consider other places; describe different places; and write about events in and beyond personal experience, eg in the form of a postcard.

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	1. Where can I go from my home? (Key Stage 1)
	2. What links do I have with other places in the world? (Key Stage 1)
	3. How are places similar to, and different from, other places? (Key Stage 1)
	4. What can we find out about places from different media? (Key Stage 1)
	5. How can we find out where places are? (Key Stage 2)
	6. How do we find out about places? (Key Stage 2)
	7. What are the reasons for places being mentioned in the news? (Key Stage 2)
	8. How are places described in stories? (Key Stage 2)

Geography at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1-6)

Objectives

Activities

Outcomes

Points to note

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