Rivers
Unit
Geography
Year 3
Focus Education
Geography Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 3 Geography unit, Rivers 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. Rivers has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
Geography
Y3
The Long-term overview for the unit Rivers from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Geography
Y3
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Rivers from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Geography
Y3
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Rivers from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
Geography
Y3
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Rivers from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. What are the main features of a river?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the main features of a river?'
2. What is a water cycle and why is it so important?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What is a water cycle and why is it so important? '
3. What are the features of the upper, middle and lower courses of a river?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the features of the upper, middle and lower courses of a river? '
4. Why have so many cities been created close to a river?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why have so many cities been created close to a river?'
5. How would you carry out a river study?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How would you carry out a river study?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
Geography
Y3
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 Rivers from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
Geography
Y3
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 Rivers from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Know it! - Rivers - Year 3' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Picture match - River words
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Picture match - River words' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Picture match - UK rivers
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Picture match - UK rivers' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Speak like an expert - Rivers
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Speak like an expert - Rivers' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Memory challenge - Rivers
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Memory challenge - Rivers' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Cops and robbers - What do you know about rivers?
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about rivers?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
End of Unit Assessment
Rivers - Unit Assessment
Resource
Geography
+1
Y3
Rivers - Unit Assessment is an end of unit assessment by Focus Education, designed to be used as a summative assessment at the end of teaching this Focus unit
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
Geography
Y3
The Long-term overview for the unit Rivers from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Geography
Y3
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Rivers from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Geography
Y3
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Rivers from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
Geography
Y3
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Rivers from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. What are the main features of a river?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the main features of a river?'
2. What is a water cycle and why is it so important?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What is a water cycle and why is it so important? '
3. What are the features of the upper, middle and lower courses of a river?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the features of the upper, middle and lower courses of a river? '
4. Why have so many cities been created close to a river?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why have so many cities been created close to a river?'
5. How would you carry out a river study?
Lesson
Geography
Y3
Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How would you carry out a river study?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
Geography
Y3
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 Rivers from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
Geography
Y3
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 Rivers from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Know it! - Rivers - Year 3' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Picture match - River words
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Picture match - River words' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Picture match - UK rivers
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Picture match - UK rivers' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Speak like an expert - Rivers
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Speak like an expert - Rivers' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Memory challenge - Rivers
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Memory challenge - Rivers' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
Cops and robbers - What do you know about rivers?
Resource
Geography
Y3
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about rivers?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 3 unit, Rivers
End of Unit Assessment
Rivers - Unit Assessment
Resource
Geography
+1
Y3
Rivers - Unit Assessment is an end of unit assessment by Focus Education, designed to be used as a summative assessment at the end of teaching this Focus unit
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