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Showing pupils where they have come from, where they are and where they are heading, from Early Years to Year 6.
Showing you how we have sequenced areas of study year by year. 6 Objectives for children working below the National Curriculum requirements for Year 1
The Lion S-Scales provide a framework for learning that bridges the gap between the Government’s new Engagement Model and the KS1 and KS2 curriculum for Geography.
Year 1 Year 2
Including National Curriculum requirements, Lion’s recommendations for greater depth and a Geography: Key Knowledge and Skills year planner.
Learning objectives and lesson plans
Detailed lesson content and assessment sheets for every half-term unit, presented in line with the Lion Pathway. These include our recommendations for broadening and deepening the National Curriculum requirements at every stage.
Lesson 1
In this lesson, the children will learn about aerial perspective. They will explore where it is used, the benefts of using it and have a go at drawing using this perspective.
Learning Intention
To recognise and draw features using aerial perspective.
Success Criteria
• I can look at aerial images.
• I can understand what an aerial perspective is.
• I can draw objects from an aerial perspective.
Resources
You will need Lego and photos of Lego designs (from an aerial perspective) for Task C. A variety of everyday classroom objects are needed for Task B.
Differentiated Activities
Task A - Draw a bird’s-eye view of the classroom you are sitting in and write a paragraph to describe the position of the objects in the room.
Task B - Sketch the objects on your table from an aerial perspective.
Write a sentence explaining what aerial perspective is and about the benefts of using it.
Task C - Use the Lego to re-create the Lego patterns from the aerial pictures.
Key Vocabulary
Perspective - a point of view to see something from.
View - a particular way of seeing something.
Shape - a geometric fgure such as a square, triangle or rectangle.
Aerial - a view from above.
Bird’s-eye view - a view from above.
Assessment Questions
• What does aerial mean?
• How is an aerial view different from how we see things usually?
• When might we fnd aerial views useful?
Celebration Ideas
Exit Point
To summarise the learning throughout this unit, here is an example of a planned exit point for the children to showcase their learning.
Resources
You will need: maps of local areas, costumes and props for role play (optional). You will also need a tuff tray and crafting materials.
Local Amenities Research
Pick a town/village within your local area and use the maps to fnd out what amenities it offers.
Travel Agent Role Play
Split into groups and role-play a travel agent trying to convince a customer to visit the area by talking about all of the different attractions there.
Work in mixed-ability groups, and everyone needs to be allocated an appropriate job within the group.
Tuff Tray Town
Create your own town in a tuff tray using different resources and discuss what it offers.
End of Unit Assessment Spatial sense
This end-of-unit assessment sheet is designed for the children to complete themselves. You can download hard copies from the Lion Learning Pathways website.
End of Unit Assessment Spatial sense
In this unit, we will learn about maps and what they are used for and create our own maps using aerial perspective.
This half term, we will learn about
• Aerial perspective, the benefits of using it and drawing using this perspective.
• Different maps and their uses and how to use them to find different places.
• Different maps and how to create a map of our classroom using aerial perspective.
• How to use positional language to give directions to a place or object.
• The 4 cardinal compass points and using these to find the location of an object on a map.
• The difference between human and physical features and understanding how to sort them.
can use and interpret maps
can draw a map from an aerial view
can describe where something is
understand that maps are used to show different places
can use the four compass points (North, South, East, West)
can tell the difference between something that is natural and something made by humans
Teacher Assessment Towards the standard At the standard Above the
For this unit, you are working
What does my learning make me think about?
Islands Spatial Sense