South America

Unit

Geography

4th Grade

Focus Education

Geography Unit Description

Editable presentation

Group work

Active

Discussion based learning

4th Grade Geography unit, South America from Focus Education. This unit uses an enquiry-approach methodology, lessons are built around a central question in order to build pupil curiosity and motivate learning. South America has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.

Unit contents

Overview Documents

Long-term overview

Long-term overview

The Long-term overview for the unit South America from Focus Education

Knowledge organiser

Knowledge organiser

The Knowledge organiser for the unit South America from Focus Education

Progression pedagogy

Progression pedagogy

The Progression pedagogy for the unit South America from Focus Education

Link it! Prior knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit South America from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge

Lessons

1. What are the names of and key features of South American countries?

1. What are the names of and key features of South American countries?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the names of and key features of South American countries?'

2. What can we learn about the physical and human features of Brazil?

2. What can we learn about the physical and human features of Brazil?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What can we learn about the physical and human features of Brazil?'

3. Which other South American country fascinates you?

3. Which other South American country fascinates you?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Which other South American country fascinates you?'

4. How do time zones work in South America?

4. How do time zones work in South America?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How do time zones work in South America?'

5. What do we know about the lives of 'street children'?

5. What do we know about the lives of 'street children'?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know about the lives of 'street children'?'

Assessment for Learning Resources

Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit South America from Focus Education.

Show it! Group presentation

Show it! Group presentation

Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit South America from Focus Education

'Know it! - South America - 4th Grade' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Match up - Countries of South America

Match up - Countries of South America

'Match up - Countries of South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?

Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?

'Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Give me 3 - South America

Give me 3 - South America

'Give me 3 - South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Word sorts - South America

Word sorts - South America

'Word sorts - South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Unit contents

Overview Documents

Long-term overview

Long-term overview

The Long-term overview for the unit South America from Focus Education

Knowledge organiser

Knowledge organiser

The Knowledge organiser for the unit South America from Focus Education

Progression pedagogy

Progression pedagogy

The Progression pedagogy for the unit South America from Focus Education

Link it! Prior knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit South America from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge

Lessons

1. What are the names of and key features of South American countries?

1. What are the names of and key features of South American countries?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the names of and key features of South American countries?'

2. What can we learn about the physical and human features of Brazil?

2. What can we learn about the physical and human features of Brazil?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What can we learn about the physical and human features of Brazil?'

3. Which other South American country fascinates you?

3. Which other South American country fascinates you?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Which other South American country fascinates you?'

4. How do time zones work in South America?

4. How do time zones work in South America?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How do time zones work in South America?'

5. What do we know about the lives of 'street children'?

5. What do we know about the lives of 'street children'?

4th Grade Geography lesson from the unit South America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know about the lives of 'street children'?'

Assessment for Learning Resources

Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit South America from Focus Education.

Show it! Group presentation

Show it! Group presentation

Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit South America from Focus Education

'Know it! - South America - 4th Grade' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Match up - Countries of South America

Match up - Countries of South America

'Match up - Countries of South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?

Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?

'Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Give me 3 - South America

Give me 3 - South America

'Give me 3 - South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

Word sorts - South America

Word sorts - South America

'Word sorts - South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the 4th Grade unit, South America

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