Lesson 1: Where are the seas and oceans surrounding the UK?

Before starting this unit you might want to check children can recall:

• That weather is short-term conditions in a particular place.

• That the UK is made up of four countries; England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

• That we live in the continent of Europe.

• The capital cities of the UK; London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.

• The names of the five global oceans; Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean and Southern Ocean.

You may wish to use the Pupil video: Song – Countries and capital cities of the UK to support these answers.