Exploring Scandinavia

Wrap up warm and take your class on a fascinating journey to Scandinavia as your children explore the location, features and culture of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. They will find out how the climates differ in various areas of Scandinavia, explore spectacular scenery, learn about the culture and lifestyle in Scandinavian countries and examine how areas in the UK and Scandinavia are similar and different.

Detailed lesson plan, informative and engaging slides, activity ideas, differentiated worksheet, fact cards, maps and much more, provide all you need to teach this great KS2 Geography scheme of work, leaving you free to enjoy the journey with your class! This scheme of work is also part of a Topic Bundle. Perfect if you are teaching 'The Vikings' as a cross-curricular topic.

A Knowledge Organiser is available to support the learning in this scheme. It is included in the Complete Series download or can be purchased individually.

Location

The first lesson in this series starts by defining exactly what and where Scandinavia is. Your class will learn how to locate Norway, Sweden and Denmark on a world map before looking at a variety of photographs to hunt for clues as to what Scandinavia is like.

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Climate

This lesson explores the different climates in Scandinavia and teaches your class why some areas are colder than others by identifying areas of Norway and Sweden that are in the Arctic Circle. As well as exploring the effect the Arctic has on the weather, they will also explore how this affects the hours of daylight across the seasons. They will then go on to use graphs and charts to find out about the climate in different cities in Scandinavia.

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Physical Features

This lesson shows your class the stunning scenery of Norway as they explore a variety of its distinctive physical features, including glaciers, fjords and waterfalls. It then goes on to compare Norway's physical features with those of Sweden and Denmark.

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Human Features

Now that your class know about the physical geography of Scandinavia it is time for them to explore the human geography! This lesson helps your class to explore the human features of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, including language, population, currency, culture, cities and settlements. Your class will be able to put their research skills to the test as they learn about life in Scandinavia.

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Scandinavia vs UK

Your class should by now be familiar with both the physical and human geography of the different Scandinavian countries. This lesson now encourages them to put this into context as they compare an area in the UK with an area in Scandinavia. Working individually or in groups, your children will have the chance to use what they already know, as well as researching facts they don't, to compare and contrast different aspects of two locations.

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Holiday Plans

The final lesson in this series will see your children transformed into a travel agents as they produce a variety of literature encouraging tourists to visit a particular country or location in Scandinavia. To do this, they will need to draw on everything they have learnt, as well as employing their powers of persuasion!

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