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  4. Y1/2 (B): What is it like to live in Shanghai?
  5. Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: What can we see in our local area?

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: What can we see in our local area?

Learning to recognise physical and human features in the locality.

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    Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: What can we see in our local area?

  • Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: Can we map our local area?

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  • Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: Where in the world is China?

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  • Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: What can you see in China?

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  • Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: What is Shanghai like?

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  • Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: How is Shanghai different from our local area?

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