Lesson 6: How Can we Improve our Local Park?

Year 1 geography lesson pack – How can we improve our local park?

Bring geography to life with this engaging Year 1 geography lesson pack, part of our KS1 geography scheme of work. In this lesson, pupils reflect on their local environment and consider practical ways to make improvements.

What’s included?

• Year 1 geography PowerPoint – prompts discussion on local park features and improvements.
• Improve the park worksheet – encourages pupils to suggest changes and justify their ideas.
• Teacher notes – clear guidance to support lesson delivery.

Lesson focus

• Review and consolidate knowledge of human and physical features.
• Express likes and dislikes about local places with reasons.
• Develop problem-solving skills by suggesting improvements to their park.

This lesson supports Year 1 geography objectives on place knowledge, human and physical geography, and geographical skills. It forms part of our award-winning Glorious Geography scheme, which was Highly Commended by the Geographical Association.