Learning objective
- To investigate what there is to do in the local area using data collection.
Success criteria
- I can use an OS map to recognise
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National curriculum
Geography
Geographical skills and fieldwork
‘Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
‘Pupils should be taught
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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
May need support working out where they are on the OS map, by, for example, identifying features around them that they can recognise on the map.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could consider the limitations of the data collection methods (for example, only taken at a particular time of day or year when fewer people are visiting the area).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: using a variety of data collection
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Vocabulary definitions
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recreational land use
Land use that provides leisure activities.
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tourist
A person who travels to a place for pleasure.
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In this unit
Assessment - Geography Y5/6 (A): What is life like in the Alps?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: Where are the Alps?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: What is it like in the Alps?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Why do people visit the Alps?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: What is there to do in our local area?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: How are the Alps different from our local area?
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 6: What is life like in the Alps?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 22nd January, 2026
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Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Why do people visit the Alps?
Researching and describing the physical and human geography of a small region of Europe and...
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: What is there to do in our local area?
Visiting the local area to find out what there is to do; mapping recreational land...
Assessment – Geography Y5/6 (A): What is life like in the Alps?
Assessment quiz and Knowledge catcher for use at the start and/or end of the unit...
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: How are the Alps different from our local area?
Comparing the human and physical geography of the local area and Innsbruck, identifying similarities and...
