Learning objective
- To identify how travel choices can help protect the environment.
Success criteria
- I can explain how different ways of
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National curriculum
Geography
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display the Presentation: Helping plants and animals and ask the children how the people in the images are helping plants and animals.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support
Could draw ideas on the mind map in the Main event; could talk to a partner through their ideas before sharing; could make a short video as an alternative to a poster in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could suggest how the local community could be involved; could create a slogan or name to make their action plan more engaging; could write a short letter to parents about the benefits of environmentally friendly ways to travel to school.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: recognising how different modes of transport
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Vocabulary definitions
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air
The mixture of gases that we breathe.
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cycle
To ride a bike.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y2: Why is our world wonderful?
Lesson 1: What are some of the UK’s amazing features and landmarks?
Lesson 2: Where are some of the world’s most amazing places?
Lesson 3: Where are our oceans?
Lesson 4: What is amazing about our local area?
Lesson 5: Why are natural habitats special?
Lesson 6: How can we look after natural habitats?
Optional sustainability lesson: How can our journey to school help the environment?
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Last update: 16th November, 2025
Lesson 2: Where are some of the world’s most amazing places?
Learning about some of the world’s most amazing places and locating them on a world...
Assessment – Geography Y2: Why is our world wonderful?
Assessment quiz and Skills catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Lesson 4: What is amazing about our local area?
Learning to draw a map of the local area using symbols to represent human and...
Lesson 6: How can we look after natural habitats?
Learning to present their findings in a bar graph and suggesting ways to look after...
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