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City mouse and country mouse learn about the country

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Local Studies: Our School and Local Area Contrasting Country: Kenya

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Objectives

Geography

  • Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key human & physical features.
  • Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country.
  • Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key human & physical features.

English

  • Give well- structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings.

Art

  • Learn about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
  • To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space.

Lesson Planning

Learn what daily life is like in the countryside of Kenya by meeting Evangeline, a child living on a farm in Naro Maru. Participate in `The City and Countryside Debate´ - it´s time to vote, but will children prefer?

Teaching Support
 To compare rural and city locations in Kenya.
To use drama to explore the similarities/differences between life in Kenya and the UK.
To begin to learn about different Kenyan landscapes.

Children will:

  • Discuss aspects of life in Kenya and vote for their preferred lifestyle.
  • Use hot seating to appreciate similarities and differences between life in Kenya and in the UK.
  • Use an assortment of sources to research topic: Kenya.
  • Explore a range of Kenyan landscapes and contribute images to the class brochure: Kenya.

Provided Resources

  • Kenyan landscapes
  • Wellington boot planting
  • How to make clay furniture

You Will Need

  • Atlases
  • Old Wellington boots
  • Plants
  • Clay

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