Picture match - Countries of the UK

The educational resource presents an interactive activity designed to familiarise students with the countries that comprise the United Kingdom. The task involves a picture match game where students are expected to identify and name the four countries: Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Each country is represented by a number, and the students' challenge is to match these numbers with the correct names provided in a list. This engaging exercise not only helps to reinforce geographical knowledge but also encourages the students to think about their own place within the UK.

Further exploration within the activity prompts students to consider what they already know about the UK and their own locality. It encourages the use of maps as a tool to locate not just the four countries of the UK, but also their capital cities and the main seas that surround the UK. This multifaceted approach to learning about geography aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the UK's political boundaries, as well as its physical geography, enhancing their spatial awareness and map-reading skills.