Great Missenden – A Village Settlement – KS2 – Planning Overview

This is the free planning overview for Great Missenden – A Village Settlement. A topic title page is also included.

Located in the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire, the village of Great Missenden was once home to famous children’s author Roald Dahl. It is a great case study for helping students understand the similarities and differences between urban and rural settlements.

The unit is designed for students in KS2 from Y4 to Y6 and includes a variety of engaging lessons, differentiated activities and worksheets.

All the resources described in the planning are available on Teach It Forward, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include:

L1 – Locating Great Missenden in the UK

L2 – Investigating satellite photos of Great Missenden

L3 – Locating features of Great Missenden using grid references

L4 – Identifying the features of settlements

L5 – Surveying Great Missenden High Street using Google Street View

L6 – Interpreting a high street survey of Great Missenden

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