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Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of We Are Britain Celebrate Britain

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Objectives

Geography

  • Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas.
  • Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features and key human features.
  • Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries.
  • Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features.
  • Devise a simple map.
  • Use and construct basic symbols in a key.

D&T

  • Instil a love of cooking in children.

Maths

  • Practical measuring and beginning to record mass/weight.

Lesson Planning

Activity sessions in order to prepare for the celebrations: baking for ‘We Are Britain Bake Off’; planning questions for ‘Around We Are Britain Quiz’; compiling fun fact boxes for the displays; drawing maps of an imaginary, typical place in UK.

Teaching Outcomes
To consolidate their learning about the physical and human geography of the British Isles, chn compose a question for ‘Around We Are Britain’ Quiz and create a map.
To measure ingredients for baking; Bake and present traditional bread, cake, scones for ‘We Are Britain Bake Off’.

Children will:

  • Follow recipe instructions to bake traditional bread, cake, scones.
  • Measure ingredients for baking.
  • Reflect on their learning in order to compile a question for the Quiz and write Fun Fact Boxes.
  • Consolidate their learning by taking part in child-initiated activities.

Provided Resources

  • Information sheet: Recipe for making Irish soda bread
  • Information sheet: English scones
  • Information sheet: for Questions and Answers

You Will Need

  • All resources as listed from Session 1
  • Construction kits
  • Books linked to topic
  • Play equipment required for child initiated activity
  • Recipe for Irish soda bread
  • Recipe for English scones
  • Recipe for Irish potato cakes

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