Know it! - South America - Year 5

The educational resource from Focus Education provides interactive activities to help Year 5 students learn about the main features of South America. The 'Know it!' section includes a variety of retrieval tasks aimed at reinforcing the children's understanding and memory of the continent's geography. One such task requires students to match numbers to the correct South American countries on a map, with points awarded for each correct location. This activity not only tests their knowledge but also helps solidify their grasp of South American geography.

Another engaging activity, 'Cops and robbers', encourages collaborative learning among pupils. In small groups, students have a limited time to jot down their own knowledge about South America and then 'steal' information from their peers that they hadn't initially recalled, thus expanding their understanding. Additional tasks include listing physical features and countries within South America, identifying capital cities, and discerning which words are associated with the continent as opposed to those which are not. These exercises are designed to be both educational and enjoyable, with a focus on recall and recognition to enhance learning retention about South America's main features.