Yosemite National Park Map Lesson 1

One of eight engaging lessons which bring Yosemite National Park into the classroom. Includes a 41 slide teaching PowerPoint, starter activity, video links, scaffolded worksheets and extensions.

Highlights:

1. Covers KS2 National Curriculum geography and English objectives.
2. No preparation necessary, ready-to-go.
3. Engage, challenge and inspire!

This lesson teaches important map skills and an understanding of the world, including hemispheres, key continents, countries, states, climate, land formation and oceans.

All resources are included, so just print the map templates, check out the detailed lesson plan and your lesson is ready.

All lessons in this unit are designed to support, challenge and extend learning so that every child can access, enjoy and exceed expectations.

This is written for KS2, ideally for years 4, 5 and 6 but could be easily adapted for year 3.

Focused on learning objectives from the new curriculum:
Human and physical geography

• describe and understand key aspects of:
• physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers
• mountain ranges

Understand technical vocabulary:

• latitude, longitude, Equator,
• hemispheres, tropics, polar circles & time zones

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