North America
Unit
Geography
Year 6
Focus Education
Geography Unit Description
Editable presentation
Group work
Active
Discussion based learning
Year 6 Geography unit, North 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. North America has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.
Unit contents
Overview Documents
Long-term overview
Resource
Geography
Y6
The Long-term overview for the unit North America from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Geography
Y6
The Knowledge organiser for the unit North America from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Geography
Y6
The Progression pedagogy for the unit North America from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
Geography
Y6
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit North America from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. Where are all the North American countries located?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Where are all the North American countries located?'
2. What are the USA's key features, including human and physical features?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the USA's key features, including human and physical features?'
3. What do we know about how the USA's natural resources helped it to be one of the world's most wealthy and powerful countries?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know about how the USA's natural resources helped it to be one of the world's most wealthy and powerful countries? '
4. How does life in Mexico differ to that in the USA?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How does life in Mexico differ to that in the USA?'
5. Why did immigration play a key part in the development of the USA?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why did immigration play a key part in the development of the USA?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
Geography
Y6
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 North America from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
Geography
Y6
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 North America from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Know it! - North America - Year 6' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Give me 5 - USA states beginning with 'A'
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Give me 5 - USA states beginning with 'A'' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Cops and robbers - What do you know about the USA?
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about the USA?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Cops and robbers - What do you know about Mexico?
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about Mexico?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
What do you know about New York and California?
Resource
Geography
Y6
'What do you know about New York and California?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Mini quiz - North America
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Mini quiz - North America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Word sorts - USA
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Word sorts - USA' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Give me 3 - North America
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Give me 3 - North America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Picture match - Countries of North America
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Picture match - Countries of North America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
End of Unit Assessment
North America - Unit Assessment
Resource
Geography
+1
Y6
North 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
Y6
The Long-term overview for the unit North America from Focus Education
Knowledge organiser
Resource
Geography
Y6
The Knowledge organiser for the unit North America from Focus Education
Progression pedagogy
Resource
Geography
Y6
The Progression pedagogy for the unit North America from Focus Education
Link it! Prior knowledge
Resource
Geography
Y6
Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit North America from Focus Education, it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge
Lessons
1. Where are all the North American countries located?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Where are all the North American countries located?'
2. What are the USA's key features, including human and physical features?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the USA's key features, including human and physical features?'
3. What do we know about how the USA's natural resources helped it to be one of the world's most wealthy and powerful countries?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What do we know about how the USA's natural resources helped it to be one of the world's most wealthy and powerful countries? '
4. How does life in Mexico differ to that in the USA?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How does life in Mexico differ to that in the USA?'
5. Why did immigration play a key part in the development of the USA?
Lesson
Geography
Y6
Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit North America. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Why did immigration play a key part in the development of the USA?'
Assessment for Learning Resources
Check it!
Resource
Geography
Y6
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 North America from Focus Education.
Show it! Group presentation
Resource
Geography
Y6
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 North America from Focus Education
Know it!
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Know it! - North America - Year 6' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Give me 5 - USA states beginning with 'A'
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Give me 5 - USA states beginning with 'A'' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Cops and robbers - What do you know about the USA?
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about the USA?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Cops and robbers - What do you know about Mexico?
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Cops and robbers - What do you know about Mexico?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
What do you know about New York and California?
Resource
Geography
Y6
'What do you know about New York and California?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Mini quiz - North America
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Mini quiz - North America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Word sorts - USA
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Word sorts - USA' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Give me 3 - North America
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Give me 3 - North America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
Picture match - Countries of North America
Resource
Geography
Y6
'Picture match - Countries of North America' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 6 unit, North America
End of Unit Assessment
North America - Unit Assessment
Resource
Geography
+1
Y6
North 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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