Rivers for transport, industry and leisure

Topics Year 2/3
This unit is part of Mountains, Rivers and Coasts Rivers for People

Objectives

Geography

  • Describe and understand key aspects of: physical geography including rivers and vegetation belts, human geography including, settlement, land use and the distribution of water.

Lesson Planning

Learn about how we use rivers for transport, industry and leisure; make a tourist leaflet or turning explanation wheel; play a game to show you understand these categories of river use.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand the importance of rivers for people and to name some different ways that people use rivers.

Children will:

  • Learn about the different ways in which rivers are used by people.
  • Make a tourist leaflet or turning explanation wheel to demonstrate their knowledge.
  • Play a game to reinforce understanding of the different categories of river use by people.

You Will Need

  • Flip chart and pens
  • A few tourist leaflets
  • An extra sheet of A4 white card
  • A lump of sticky tack
  • Plenary Game copied onto card and cut up into a set of cards