Rainforests
Unit
Geography
Year 5
Focus Education
Geography Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 5 Geography unit, Rainforests 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. Rainforests has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Long-term overview for the unit Rainforests from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Rainforests from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Rainforests from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
Geography
Y5
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Rainforests from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. What are biomes and can a rainforest be described as one?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are biomes and can a rainforest be described as one?'
2. Where are the world's most famous rainforests situated?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Where are the world's most famous rainforests situated?'
3. What are the main features associated with rainforests?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the main features associated with rainforests?'
4. Why is it important for us to protect the rainforests?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why is it important for us to protect the rainforests?'
5. Which creatures are endangered if we do nothing?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Which creatures are endangered if we do nothing? '
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
Geography
Y5
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 Rainforests from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
Geography
Y5
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 Rainforests from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Know it! - Rainforests - Year 5' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Name three different types of biomes
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Name three different types of biomes' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Picture match - Parts of the rainforest canopy
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Picture match - Parts of the rainforest canopy' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Three reasons - Why deforestation is bad for the environment
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Three reasons - Why deforestation is bad for the environment' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Locate on a map - Deserts
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Locate on a map - Deserts' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Noughts and crosses - Rainforests
Resource
Geography
Y5
Noughts and crosses - Rainforest's is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Cops and robbers - What do you know about rainforests?
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about rainforests?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Long-term overview for the unit Rainforests from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Knowledge organiser for the unit Rainforests from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Progression pedagogy for the unit Rainforests from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
Geography
Y5
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Rainforests from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. What are biomes and can a rainforest be described as one?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are biomes and can a rainforest be described as one?'
2. Where are the world's most famous rainforests situated?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Where are the world's most famous rainforests situated?'
3. What are the main features associated with rainforests?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the main features associated with rainforests?'
4. Why is it important for us to protect the rainforests?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why is it important for us to protect the rainforests?'
5. Which creatures are endangered if we do nothing?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 Geography lesson from the unit Rainforests. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Which creatures are endangered if we do nothing? '
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
Geography
Y5
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 Rainforests from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
Geography
Y5
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 Rainforests from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Know it! - Rainforests - Year 5' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Name three different types of biomes
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Name three different types of biomes' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Picture match - Parts of the rainforest canopy
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Picture match - Parts of the rainforest canopy' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Three reasons - Why deforestation is bad for the environment
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Three reasons - Why deforestation is bad for the environment' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Locate on a map - Deserts
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Locate on a map - Deserts' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Noughts and crosses - Rainforests
Resource
Geography
Y5
Noughts and crosses - Rainforest's is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
Cops and robbers - What do you know about rainforests?
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about rainforests?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, Rainforests
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