Let's go to the Arctic
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This pack includes a complete set of ready-to-teach lessons that together form a coherent scheme of work, written and created by experienced primary teachers.
Each of the lessons within the pack contains:
- An easy-to-follow lesson plan (including plenary and assessment questions)
- An engaging slideshow for the teaching input
- A main activity with three-way differentiation to support adaptive teaching
- An alternative activity for flexibility and choice
- An overview (medium-term plan) showing the scheme contents at a glance
- An assessment grid to track learning and progress
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In these Let’s Go to the Arctic KS1 Geography lessons, your Year 1 or Year 2 children will become polar explorers as they discover the Arctic region and learn about its climate, landscapes, wildlife and settlements. Throughout the series of lessons, children will locate the Arctic on a globe and map, explore its seasons and weather, investigate its physical features, and find out how Arctic animals survive in this cold environment. They will also learn about human features in Arctic towns and cities before comparing Sisimiut in Greenland with Whitby in the United Kingdom.
Each of these six 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.
A Knowledge Organiser is included with the complete series download, or is available to purchase separately.
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!
Lesson 1: Locating the Arctic Circle
In this first lesson, children are introduced to the Arctic and learn where it is located on Earth. They discover that the Arctic is a cold region around the North Pole and learn about the Arctic Circle, an imaginary line around the northern part of the Earth.
Children use maps to identify the Arctic Circle and explore which countries and regions have land within it. They also locate the United Kingdom and compare its position to the Arctic Circle.
A detailed plan, an engaging set of PDF slides, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this downloadable Arctic KS1 lesson pack.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Arctic or Not Arctic? Picture Cards
Lesson 2: Arctic Weather
Children explore what the Arctic is like in summer and winter. They compare photographs of the Arctic in different seasons and learn how the weather, daylight and landscape change throughout the year. Children discover that Arctic winters are long, cold and dark, while Arctic summers have melting ice, growing plants and lighter nights.
In their independent activities, they compare the features of each season through discussion and sorting activities.
This Arctic KS1 lesson pack includes an easy-to-follow plan, informative PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent activities.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Summer or Winter? Sorting Cards
- Clue Cards
Lesson 3: Physical Features of the Arctic
In this lesson, children explore some of the physical features found in the Arctic. They learn that physical features are natural parts of the world and distinguish them from human features made by people. Children identify and discuss Arctic mountains, glaciers, sea ice, coastlines and rivers, learning what each feature is and how it helps to shape the Arctic landscape.
They then apply their understanding in their independent activities through discussion, matching and identification activities.
Everything you need for a successful KS1 Geography lesson is included in this pack - a detailed plan, a PDF slideshow, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Physical Features Cards
- Information Cards
- Prompt Cards
Lesson 4: Arctic Animals
Children explore some of the animals that live in the Arctic. They learn that Arctic animals have special features that help them survive in this cold environment and consider how different animals are suited to life on snow, ice and in icy water.
Children discuss the features they observe and how these help animals survive, then apply their understanding through discussion, map-reading and comparison activities.
A detailed plan, an engaging set of PDF slides, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources are all included in this downloadable Arctic Animals KS1 lesson pack.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Arctic Circle Maps
- Differentiated worksheets
- Information Cards
- Arctic Animal Detective Challenge Sheet
Lesson 5: Human Features of the Arctic
In this lesson, children explore some of the human features found in Arctic towns and cities. They learn that human features are things that have been made or built by people and identify these features in photographs of Arctic settlements.
Children investigate three Arctic towns and cities, discussing the human features they can see and comparing how the places are similar and different.
This Arctic KS1 lesson pack includes an easy-to-follow plan, informative PDF slides for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources to support your class in their independent activities.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Photo Cards
- Arctic Town Detective Sheet
Lesson 6: Comparing towns
In this final lesson, children compare Sisimiut, an Arctic town in Greenland, with Whitby, a coastal town in the United Kingdom. They identify and discuss the physical and human features found in each place, using photographs to spot similarities and differences.
In their independent activities, children then apply their understanding through discussion, comparison and classification activities.
Everything you need for a successful KS1 Geography lesson is included in this pack - a detailed plan, a PDF slideshow, differentiated activity ideas and printable resources.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Photo Cards
- Statement Cards
- Sorting Headings
- Question Prompt Sheet
Let's go to the Arctic: Knowledge Organiser
This Year 1/2 Geography Knowledge Organiser has been created to complement our Geography Locational and Place Knowledge strand. It is designed to support your children’s understanding of key vocabulary linked to this scheme of work. Key questions and relevant geographical skills have been identified to encourage children to apply their knowledge around this topic.
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