Let's go to the Arctic

In these Let's go to the Arctic KS1 Geography lessons, your Year 1 or Year 2 children will become polar explorers as they find out about the human and physical features of the Arctic, and the people and animals who live there. Throughout the series of lessons, children will find out where the Arctic is on the globe, explore it's geographical features, learn what life is like in the Arctic for the people and animals who live there, and explore and compare some Arctic towns and cities.

Each of these ready-to-teach KS1 Arctic lessons provides everything you need to deliver these fun lessons, including easy-to-follow lesson plans, slideshows for the whole-class teaching input, and a range of different activities suitable for adaptive learning. 

You might also be interested in our In the Arctic KS1 Topic Enrichment Pack, which is designed to complement this scheme and includes fun Arctic-themed Art, DT, Music and PE lessons!

Exploring the Arctic Circle

The first lesson in this KS1 Arctic scheme of work looks at world maps, pictures and globes to explain where the Arctic Circle is and what it is. Your class will learn the names of the seven main countries that feature in the Arctic. These countries are discussed in more detail showing their flag, features and a major town/city found within it.

During the independent learning activities, there are several fun activities to help your class consolidate what they have learnt during the teaching input.

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The Arctic Climate

Explore the seasons and weather conditions in the Arctic in this lesson. Your children will become familiar with different weather patterns and the seasons they generally occur in. Explore what winter and summer are like in the Arctic by looking at the different weather and conditions for each month of the year. Through this work, your class will begin to understand what a tundra climate is.

This pack contains all the resources you need to teach the lesson, including an easy-to-follow lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input and a range of printable resources.

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Physical Features

Get your children using their senses in this lesson to explore the landscape of the Arctic. Your class will investigate the physical features found in the Arctic, such as mountains, hills, icebergs, rivers, lakes and more, and will begin to express descriptions of each one. Children will be able to compare features found in the Arctic to features found in non-Arctic areas.

This lesson contains a detailed lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input and a range of printable resources for children's independent learning activities.

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Arctic Animals

Your class will love exploring the weird and wonderful animals found in the Arctic in this lesson! Watch your children excitedly guess the animals on the slides and teach them about the special adaptions Arctic animals make. This lesson reveals the location, features and diet of some of the animals found in the Arctic.

A lesson plan, slidshow presentation and a range of printable activitites for adaptive learning are included in this lesson pack.

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Cities and Towns in the Arctic

Your class will be fascinated to find out how people live in the Arctic as they view images of some Arctic cities. This lesson talks about five cities in the Arctic and the countries they are found in. Children will investigate theses cities and discuss the human features found in each city. There is even an opportunity to make their own igloo!

This lesson pack provides an easy-to-follow lesson plan, a slideshow for the teaching input and a range of printable teaching resources for children's independent learning activities.

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Comparing Cities

This lesson gives your children the opportunity to compare a town in the Arctic to London in the United Kingdom. Your class will explore human and physical features from each place and discuss what is similar and different about the two. Children will have the opportunity to use grid maps to place famous icons onto each city too.

The final lesson in this pack contains a lesson plan, a slideshow for the whole-class teaching input and a range of handy printable resources for independent learning activities.

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