Year 1

London in the United Kingdom (shared with History, EY transition unit)

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    In today's lesson, we join Miss Browne in learning about the geographical location of the UK, and the countries within the UK. We will draw a map of the countries within the UK and label with seas surrounding it.
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    In today's lesson we join Miss Browne in learning about some of the famous features from the four different countries within the UK. We learn about both natural features and human features such as capital cities. We will write a fact file for each country with some of the key information from the lesson.
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    In today's lesson, we join Miss Browne in discovering how the city of London was founded, and looking at the three main different groups that settled in London. We then learn about how London was almost destroyed twice! We will create a timeline of our learning so that we can easily see the changes that took place in London over time.
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    In today's lesson, we join Miss Browne in learning about the different modes of transport used by people in London. We consider which of these modes of transport are the cleanest, and the negatives and benefits of each. We finish the lesson by having a go at reading a London Underground map.
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    In today's lesson, we join Miss Browne in learning about some of the famous landmarks in London. We have a go at placing them on a map and finish the lesson by writing a list of tourist attractions for people visiting London.
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