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Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Local Studies: Our School and Local Area Local Land Use

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Objectives

Geography

  • Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds plus the key human & physical features of its surrounding environment.
  • Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical and human features including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour.

English

  • Spoken Language: Listen and respond appropriately; build vocabulary; speak audibly and fluently; participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments.
  • Consider and evaluate different viewpoints.

SMSC

  • Enable students to acquire a broad general knowledge of and respect for public institutions and services in UK.
  • Further mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

Lesson Planning

The class room becomes a ‘miniature village’ as local businesses are reproduced in role play and small world.

Teaching Outcomes
 Children to emerge themselves in the everyday lives and routines of life in the locality; to understand how the community operates and the role of individuals within local community.

Children will:

  • Immerse themselves in life in the local community.
  • Gain an understanding of everyday life outside of school.
  • Broaden vocabulary + increase confidence when speaking in different situations.
  • Produce zig zag diaries depicting visiting pirate’s week in the locality.
  • Develop mutual respect and tolerance.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Classroom resources to create role play scenarios
  • Cardboard boxes and tubes
  • Toy pet animals
  • Play food
  • Play office equipment
  • Small world characters
  • Zig-zag books

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