Lesson Planning

Take a magical flying bus tour around England! Research and contribute to large class collage poster ‘England’. Add physical features to map of UK. Learn about St George. Why do the national football and rugby teams have 3 lions and a rose on their shirts?

Teaching Outcomes
To find out about the 4 nations which make up the UK; focus – England.
To report research to peers and contribute to a large class poster/collage of information and images.

Children will:

• Use an assortment of sources to research topic: ‘England’.
• Contribute written information and images to large class collage poster: ‘England’.
• Present their findings to their peers.
• Learn about symbols of England: St George; flag; the rose; the 3 lions motif.
• Begin to use physical geographic vocabulary: town, city, countryside, village, moor, peak, lake.