#TheCompleteSeries5lessons
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.
#Lesson1MajorMountains
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.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Domino cards
#Lesson2AMountainInvestigation
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.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Challenge cards
#Lesson3MountainClimates
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.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
#Lesson4MountainHolidays
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.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
- Challenge cards
#Lesson5TheImpactofTourism
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.
What's included:
- Lesson plan
- Slides
- Activity ideas
- Differentiated worksheets
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Curriculum Objectives covered
- locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
- describe and understand key aspects of physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle
- use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
