Topic - Geography and History

Activity 1

Create a chart to record the weather. Label the chart with days of the week and record the weather at different points in the day. Can you write down key words and take a photograph of the sky. Does it change in the week?

Watch the weather report on T.V.

How do they describe the weather?

What do you notice about the map?

Can you find London on the map?

Have they got symbols when they are talking about the weather?

Activity 2

This week you will be becoming familiar with the map of the U.K (United Kingdom)

Can you name the countries that are in the U.K?

Have a good look at the map of the U.K and fill in the blank boxes on the map below.

Activity 3

This week we will be looking at the physical features of a seaside.

Have you been to the seaside before?

What did you see? What did you do? What did you smell? What did you hear?

Here are a few things you might spot at the seaside.

Have a look at this photo of a seaside below.

Can you spot the things on my list?

Seaside features:

• Sea
• Beach
• Houses
• Boats
• Hill
• Lighthouse
• Pier

Watch this episode of Barnaby Bear visiting the seaside and make a list of the things he got up to.

*children should be supervised when they're on YouTube

Activity 4

This week we will be comparing the seaside from the present and the past.

Have you been to a seaside before? What did you do? What did you see?

Comparing the seaside

*Click on the slideshow to pause it

Have a look at the next picture below and make a list of the similarities and differences.

Now complete the sheet below.

Write in full sentences and make sure you use capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.