Exploring the Cantabrian Mountains

Topics Year 2/3

Objectives

Geography

  • To locate Spain on a map and concentrate on its environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, and major cities.
  • To understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region in Spain.
  • To describe and understand key aspects of physical and human geography.
  • To use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.

Design and Technlogy

  • To prepare and cook a sweet Spanish dish using a range of cooking techniques.
  • To understand seasonality, and know where and how a variety of ingredients are grown, reared, caught and processed.
  • To understand and apply the principles of a healthy and varied diet.

Lesson Planning

Join the big climbs of La Vuelta. Take in the views from the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain as you explore stages 14-16. Have a go at baking the local treat of Sobao Pasiego - the cyclists will need it after these mountain stages!

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To investigate and identify the physical and human geography of the Cantabrian Mountains.
  • To bake a Spanish Sobao Pasiego.

Children will:

  • Use maps to identify physical geographical features of the Cantabrian Mountains.
  • Become food detectives, investigating and identifying the human geography of the area and how it contributes to the ingredients and flavours of Sobao Pasiego.
  • Create a local tourist board leaflet for visitors to the area.
  • Bake a Spanish Sobao Pasiego.

Provided Resources

  • Exploring Cantabria
  • Citrus survival activity
  • Sobaos Pasiegos recipe
  • Sample tourist leaflets

You Will Need

  • Sobaos Pasiegos ingredients
  • Cooking equipment