Mountains KS2

Download this Mountains KS2 lesson pack to teach your class all about mountains! Throughout the course of five ready-to-teach lessons, your class will learn how mountains are formed, where the major mountain ranges of the world are, mountain climates, how mountain environments are affected by tourism and much more!

With lesson plans, slideshows for the teaching input, differentiated activity ideas and a range of printable resources to support adaptive learning, this Mountains KS2 Geography planning pack contains everything you need to teach this fun scheme of work.

You might be interested in our Mountains Topic Bundle - perfect for a cross-curricular approach to teaching!

Major Mountains

The first of these Mountains KS2 Geography lessons informs your class of some of the ways in which mountains are formed, explores some of the different types of mountains and teaches them how mountainous areas can be seen on topographical maps. They will also identify where the major mountain ranges of the world are located.

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

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A Mountain Investigation

This lesson allows your class to investigate the height, population, features and origins of a particular mountain in detail, such as Mount Everest, Kilimanjaro, K2, Ben Nevis or many others, and encourages them to think about the questions they will need to ask for their investigation.

Packed with ready-to-use resources, this lesson comes fully prepared to teach to your class.

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Mountain Climates

Mountains have their own climate due to their high altitude. This lesson gives your class the chance to find out the climate data of a particular mountain and challenges them to analyse the data they have found to help them understand what climates in mountain environments are like.

A detailed lesson plan, slideshow and printable resources are all included in this lesson pack, meaning you have everything you need to teach this interesting lesson.

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Mountain Holidays

This lesson looks briefly at the uses of mountains before taking a closer look at mountains as tourist destinations, encouraging your class to think about what they could do on a mountain holiday and which mountain or mountain range they would most like to visit from what they have found out so far.

A lesson plan, slideshow for the teaching input and printable resources are provided to make sure you have everything you need to deliver this lesson.

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The Impact of Tourism

The final lesson in this Mountains Geography series looks at the effects of tourism on the mountain environment and gives your class the opportunity to consider both the positive and the negative aspects of enjoying a mountain holiday.

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

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