South America
Unit
Geography
Year 5
Focus Education
Geography Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 5 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
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Long-term overview for the unit South America from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Knowledge organiser for the unit South America from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Progression pedagogy for the unit South America 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 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?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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'?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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!
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 South America 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 South America from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Know it! - South America - Year 5' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
Match up - Countries of South America
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Match up - Countries of South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
Give me 3 - South America
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Give me 3 - South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
Word sorts - South America
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Word sorts - South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
End of Unit Assessment
South America - Unit Assessment
Resource
Geography
+1
Y5
South America - 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
Y5
The Long-term overview for the unit South America from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Knowledge organiser for the unit South America from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Geography
Y5
The Progression pedagogy for the unit South America 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 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?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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'?
Lesson
Geography
Y5
Year 5 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!
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 South America 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 South America from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Know it! - South America - Year 5' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
Match up - Countries of South America
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Match up - Countries of South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Cops and robbers - What are the main features of Brazil?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
Give me 3 - South America
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Give me 3 - South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
Word sorts - South America
Resource
Geography
Y5
'Word sorts - South America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 5 unit, South America
End of Unit Assessment
South America - Unit Assessment
Resource
Geography
+1
Y5
South America - 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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