Learning objective
- To investigate how we feel about our playground.
Success criteria
- I can explain
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National curriculum
Geography
Geographical skills and fieldwork
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Range of answers and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use Activity: Playground questionnaire (support version).
Pupils working at greater depth
Could add one more playground feature they like or dislike and explain why.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining how they feel
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Vocabulary definitions
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map
A picture of a place drawn from above.
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survey
A set of questions used to gather people’s opinions.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y1: What is it like here?
Lesson 1: Where in the world are we?
Lesson 2: What can we see in our classroom?
Lesson 3: What can we find in our school grounds?
Lesson 4: Where are the different places in our school?
Lesson 5: How do we feel about our playground?
Lesson 6: Can we make our playground even better?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 3rd November, 2025
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Lesson 4: Where are the different places in our school?
Learning to draw maps using simple pictures or symbols and to locate features using directional...
Lesson 3: What can we find in our school grounds?
Learning to locate features of the school grounds and adding these to a basic map...
Lesson 2: What can we see in our classroom?
Developing an understanding of maps by creating maps of the classroom.
Lesson 6: Can we make our playground even better?
Creating a design to improve the playground, taking into account the survey results from Lesson...
