Learning objective
- To name and locate some of the world’s longest rivers.
Success criteria
- I can locate rivers on a
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Display slide 1 of the Presentation: River features and provide each child with a sticky note. Alternatively, hand out the Activity: River features (one each). Ask the children to match each label to the correct number on the diagram of a river. Using slide 2 or Resource: River feature answers (one between two), ask the…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Can use the Activity: World rivers (support) which has the rivers pre-drawn and a key.
Pupils working at greater depth
Can add in any mountainous areas at the source of the rivers, with both labels and a representation of these areas on their key.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using an atlas to locate and
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Vocabulary definitions
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locate
To discover the position of something.
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key
A list of symbols on a map that explain what each symbol represents.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y4: What are rivers and how are they used?
Lesson 1: What is the water cycle?
Lesson 2: How is a river formed?
Lesson 3: Where can we find rivers?
Lesson 4: How are rivers used?
Lesson 5: What can we find out about our local river?
Lesson 6: What features does our local river have?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 23rd March, 2026
Lesson 1: What is the water cycle?
Learning how the water cycle works.
Lesson 4: How are rivers used?
Realising the importance of rivers and describing ways they are used.
Lesson 2: How is a river formed?
Learning about the features and sections of a river.
Assessment – Geography Y4: What are rivers and how are they used?
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
