Lower Key Stage 2 Modern Europe - NEW LOOK

Introduction - NEW LOOK

Geography

• To consider our existing knowledge and understanding about Europe.
• To identify countries and bodies of water in Europe and locate these on a map.

Computing

• To use the internet in a focused and selective way to find out facts about European countries.

Enquiry question
What countries are in Europe and where are they located?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Create a class word cloud to share our existing knowledge and understanding about Europe.
• Identify and locate countries and bodies of water in Europe by helping to make a class jigsaw map.
• Use the internet to find out facts about some European countries.

Geography

• To work with others to describe and locate mountain ranges and rivers in Europe.
• To apply our learning to create a board game featuring European mountains and rivers.

Computing

• To develop skills in using the internet and other information sources for research purposes.

Enquiry question
What can we find out about Europe’s mountains and rivers?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Use the internet and other information sources to research the mountain ranges and rivers of Europe.
• Describe and locate European mountains and rivers.
• Create a Snakes and Ladders-style game to represent and apply learning.

Geography

• To learn the names and locations of some of the major European capital cities.
• To use atlases and digital maps to explore Europe’s capital cities.

English

• To retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction texts.

Enquiry question
Where are Europe’s capital cities and what facts can we find out about them?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Locate capital cities on a map of Europe.
• Use the internet and a digital mapping tool to research a capital city in Europe.
• Create an information text about a capital city.
  

Geography

• To investigate the climate in different countries in Europe.
• To identify food items, national specialities and other exports associated with different European countries.
• To make links between the food grown in a country and its climate and topography.

Enquiry question
What can we learn about different climates and industries in Europe?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Interpret online data and information to research the climate in different European countries and apply this learning to decide what to wear on a trip to these countries in August.
• Unpack a shopping bag to investigate which food comes from different countries in Europe.
• ill a bag with souvenirs from any of the countries visited, to represent the national specialities, natural resources and famous exports of those countries.

Geography

• To explore reasons why people might move between or within countries and recognise that people may or may not have choice in this movement.
• To use role-play to explore different situations in which someone might feel welcome or unwelcome.
• To consider ways in which we could take action to make our school a welcoming place for others.

Enquiry question
Why do people move?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Discuss reasons why people might move between or within countries.
• Perform freeze frames to show different situations in which someone might feel welcome or unwelcome.
• Create a welcome poster using lots of different languages.

Geography

• To understand how the climate and different physical and human geographical features link together in a European locality.

Design and Technology

• To design, build and decorate a model to represent this European locality.
• To select tools, equipment and materials to perform practical tasks accurately and aesthetically.

Enquiry question
How can we design and build a model of a European locality?

Outcomes
Children will:

• Investigate the physical features of places in Europe and how people interact with them.
• Design, build and decorate a model to represent the human and physical geographical features of a European locality.