Russia Series of 6 KS2 power-point Geography lessons to link to the World Cup.

Russia Series of 6 KS2 power-point Geography lessons.
Each lesson is broken into short focused activities. There are opportunities for pupils to recall prior learning, participate in a short quiz, scrutinise and compare population graphs and weather charts(included on slides), research native animals and use maps and atlases to locate Russia’s key cities and geographical features. Each set of slides contain images to help pupils ‘get a feel’ for the geography of Russia as well as simple cultural information such as greetings in Russian at the beginning and end of lessons.
Great to link with cross curricular topic such as Russia, Asia, World Cup and art projects etc.

Lesson 1
Learning Objectives
I must find Russia in my atlas.
I should recognise some of the features of Russia.
I could describe where Russia is in the world using geographical words
Lesson 2
Learning objectives
I must be able to spot the main features of Russia.
I should find and label the features on my map.
I could write a description about two features.
Lesson 3
Learning objectives
I must identify the main geographical features in Russia.
I should locate Siberia and the European Plain which are divided by the Ural Mountains.
I should locate the steppes and taigas.
I could classify images of geographical features under specific headings.
Lesson 4
Learning objectives:
I must identify the two main climate zones in Russia
I should explain the seasonal changes and temperatures.
I could interpret the climate data and the differences in temperature in each area.
Lesson 5
Learning objectives
I must explain the definition of the term ‘population’.
I should interpret the population map and identify the challenges for living in Russia.
Lesson 6
Learning objectives
I can use the definition of the word ‘native’ correctly.
I should identify and research some of the native animals, fish and birds of Russia.
I could describe where the animals live and why there are endangered species