This is the free planning overview for Exploring the United Kingdom, a comprehensive unit of work about the geography of the UK. A vocabulary page and topic title page is also included.
This unit is designed for students in KS1 and lower KS2 and includes nine fully-planned lessons complete with differentiated activities and worksheets.
All the resources described in this unit plan are available on Teach It Forward, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include:
L1 – Identifying the countries and capitals of the UK & Ireland (FREE)
L2 – Locating UK cities using compass directions
L3 – Identifying human & physical features of the UK
L4 – Investigating satellite photos of the UK
L5 – Comparing the city and the countryside
L6– Identifying famous features and characteristics of countries of the UK
L7 – Identifying flags of the United Kingdom
L8 – Identifying the four seasons of weather in the UK
Optional lesson – Identifying the countries and capital cities of Europe (FREE)
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Sherry Murphy –
Love this! Used it with our ‘adopt a country’ theme!
Rachael N –
My students really enjoyed using this during our country study we did on the United kingdom. It was very helpful!