Learning objective
- To name and locate some continents on a world map.
Success criteria
- I can name the continent I
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National curriculum
Geography
Locational knowledge
Pupils should be taught
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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: Brain dump and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Should use the Activity: World map: support version enlarged on A3 paper.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should use the Activity: World map: extension version; could add a compass labelling ‘N’ for ‘north’; could label the nearest oceans to the UK and China using their atlas.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with a secure understanding indicated by: naming the continent
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Vocabulary definitions
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atlas
A book of maps.
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continent
A large land mass.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y1/2 (B): What is it like to live in Shanghai?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: What can we see in our local area?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: Can we map our local area?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: Where in the world is China?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: What can you see in China?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: What is Shanghai like?
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: How is Shanghai different from our local area?
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Last update: 28th September, 2025
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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: What can you see in China?
Identifying physical and human features of China.
Assessment – Geography Y1/2 (B): What is it like to live in Shanghai?
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: Where in the world is China?
Naming and locating continents on a world map.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: What is Shanghai like?
Finding out about the physical and human geography of Shanghai.
