Y1/2 (B): Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?
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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Name and locate the seven continents on a world map.
- Locate the North and the South Poles on a world map.
- Locate the Equator on a world map.
- Describe some similarities and differences between the UK and Kenya.
- Investigate the weather, writing about it using key vocabulary and explaining whether they live in a hot or cold place.
- Recognise the features of hot and cold places.
- Locate some countries with hot or cold climates on a world map.
Lesson 5 involves fieldwork on the school grounds. It is important to risk-assess the proposed route taking into account any relevant school risk assessment policies and procedures. Refer to the Before the lesson section in Lesson 5 to prepare for this lesson. Please be aware this lesson may take longer than 1 hour.
Suggested prior learning
Y1/2 (B): Where am I?
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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Where are the continents?
- To name and locate the seven continents.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: Where are the coldest places on Earth?
- To locate the North and South Poles.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: Where is the Equator?
- To locate the Equator on a world map.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: What is life like in a hot place?
- To compare the UK and Kenya.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: Do we live in a hot or cold place?
- To investigate local weather conditions.
Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?
- To identify key features of hot and cold places.
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Unit resources

Knowledge organiser: Geography – Y2 Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit "Would you prefer to live…

Vocabulary display: Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit 'Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
English
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- maintain attention and participate actively in collaborative conversations, staying on topic and initiating and responding to comments
- listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
- give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings’
See National curriculum - English key stages 1 to 2.
British values: Mutual respect.