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Year 2
Going on holiday to Jamaica
I can use my geographical knowledge to prepare for and describe a holiday in Jamaica.
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Year 2
Going on holiday to Jamaica
I can use my geographical knowledge to prepare for and describe a holiday in Jamaica.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- People go on holiday for different reasons.
- Tourists visit Jamaica for its climate and geographical features.
- Tourism affects places in different ways; some of these effects can be good and some can be bad.
Keywords
Holiday - A holiday is a planned break from work or school.
Tourist - A tourist is someone who who travels to a different place from where they live for a holiday.
Destination - A destination is a place that someone or something travels or is sent to.
Activity - An activity is something that you do.
Common misconception
To be a tourist you have to go to another country.
Explain that you can be a tourist abroad or in your home country. You could sensitively discuss learners' own experiences of going on holiday.
Role play a holiday to Jamaica! Hand out flight tickets, arrange the chairs to create an aeroplane and then set up different holiday activities around the classroom. You could have some Caribbean food and music; and photographs of different tourist destinations and activities in Jamaica!
Teacher tip
Equipment
Colouring pencils
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which photograph shows a holiday destination in Jamaica?
B
C
Q2.
What is a tourist?
someone who travels to a different place from where they live for a work
someone who travels to a different place from where they live for a school
Q3.
If you are travelling back from a holiday in Jamaica, what will your destination be?
Kingston
New York
Q4.
The weather in Jamaica is , wet or windy
Q5.
What ocean would you cross to travel to Jamaica from the UK?
Pacific
Antarctic
Q6.
Which continent would you be travelling to if you went on holiday to Jamaica?
South America
Asia
Oceania
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What would you not pack for a holiday to Jamaica?
Sun cream
Sun hat
Q2.
Which two of these are reasons why someone might go on holiday?
to work
Q3.
Jamaica's __________ is a popular place for tourists to swim, sail and snorkel.
City
Countryside
Q4.
What is a type of ship that people travel, sleep and eat on during holidays to places by the sea?
Container ship
Ferry
Q5.
What would a tourist not do on holiday to Jamaica?
Go walking in the mountains
Eat local food
Q6.
Which two of these are possible problems that tourism might cause?
provide lots of jobs