Our changing place
I can create enquiry questions about how my local place has changed.
Our changing place
I can create enquiry questions about how my local place has changed.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Places change over time and we can investigate this change in a variety of ways.
- People have different opinions about a place and whether it is changing for the better or worse.
- Discussing views about change can help identify themes such as environment, services, travel and transport, pollution.
Keywords
Fact - A fact is a statement about something that can be proven to be true.
Opinion - An opinion is a thought, feeling or belief held by a person or group of people.
Summarise - To summarise is to explain something using just the main points.
Evidence - Evidence is a fact or piece of information that helps to prove that something is or is not true.
Common misconception
Children may assume that all change involves places becoming urbanised or developed.
Show children examples of areas that have been re-greened.
To help you plan your year 3 geography lesson on: Our changing place, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 3 geography lesson on: Our changing place, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 geography lessons from the Local area: how is it changing? unit, dive into the full secondary geography curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
changes that are thought to be good
changes that are thought to be bad
changes that might be thought to be good or bad
physical
human
physical
human
to ask for information about place
to ask about reasons and explanations
to ask for information about what time something happens
Exit quiz
6 Questions
has our local area changed?
do people think about these changes?
has our local area changed?