Lesson Planning

Children will create their own canals and journey down a canal in a narrow boat. They will discuss the differences between canals and rivers and create their own boats using different materials. 

Teaching Outcomes
To understand the importance and differences between rivers and canals and name some different ways that they are used.
To build boats from a variety of materials using different joining techniques.

Children will:

• Know the key differences between rivers and canals.
• Understand different purposes of rivers/canals.
• Make a boat out of a variety of materials using simple joining techniques such as glue and string