Jo Benn-Day 08.05.22 Age 6-7 60 mins
Topic: Geography- The Earth and its Layers
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this lesson, most students will be able to:
• Recall the basic layers of the earth.
• Identify different language associated with the lesson title by remembering and applying their new knowledge
• Label layers of the earth
• Select and apply the correct vocabulary, when talking in simple terms, about the layers of the earth..
Materials:
Powerpoint slides
Whiteboard / chalkboard
Worksheets
On-line games
Follow me cards
Teacher / students
Ipads/phones/ laptops
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,Content: Communication:
Students will learn, use, and understand…
Students will be able to…
• Language of: geography, the earth, continents, water,
• Identify the layers of the earth. atmosphere, island, air
• Understand the difference between an island and a • Language for: is it/ It is a continent or an island?
continent.
• Communicate and share ideas with class peers regarding • Language through: what is a continent / island/air/atmosphere/
new vocabulary water/earth?
Cognition: (*remember to include the Bloom stages students will be using) Culture:
• To memorise the key vocabulary. (Remembering through • To understand that different geographical locations also
labelling / recall/matching) provide different languages, inhabitants vegetation and
• Matching and illustrating their knowledge (Understanding foods (which will be visited over several lessons)
by demonstrating, showing) • (Belong to a safe community with a cultural identity)
• Choosing the correct terminology to apply their knowledge
(Applying new vocabulary to complete class set activities
independently, with partners or as a class group)
Assessment Criteria: students should be able to identify what earth is, that it has an atmosphere, air, water, islands’ and different
continents by engaging in games, classroom activities and completion of related worksheets
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, Stage Time Interaction Teacher’s Students will… Materials
Name Pattern procedure
Intro. 5 minutes T-Ss Teacher to greet Greet the teacher Whiteboard or chalkboard to write the words on the board that the
(Scaffolding students and ask and offer a word children may provide. For expressing how they are today.
of visuals S-T them for 1 English for how they are
and imagery) word to say how today
they are. (good, (Routine activity
bad, happy, sad, through
warm, cold, repetition)
tired…etc)
Knowledge 10 mins T-Ss Teacher shows Activate their Slide 1 (or alternatively I would display this spinning earth gif:
activation slide of the Earth knowledge from www.commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rotating_earth_(huge).gif
S-S Teacher asks previous , or bring a globe to the lesson)
Scaffolding children to turn to geography lessons White board / chalk board
of visuals the person next to (this may also
and imagery them and think include some
and about words cultural references
following associated with as they were
oral text with what they can see. learning about the
written text) Teacher to write UK)
each word on the
board and then
read through the
list upon
completion
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