Year 3/4 (B): Lesson 3: Where can we find rivers?
Mapping the major rivers of the UK and the world.
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Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. 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 children to mark their answers.
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Adaptive teaching
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
In this unit
Assessment – Geography Y3/4 (B): What are rivers and how are they used?Year 3/4 (B): Lesson 1: What is the water cycle?Year 3/4 (B): Lesson 2: How is a river formed?Year 3/4 (B): Lesson 4: How are rivers used?Year 3/4 (B): Lesson 5: What can we find out about our local river?Year 3/4 (B): Lesson 6: What features does our local river have?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 10 July 2026
