Lesson 3: What can we see in San Francisco?

Year 2 Geography Lesson – What Can We See in San Francisco?

Help pupils explore the human and physical features of San Francisco with this engaging Year 2 geography lesson. Part of our Where is this Ticket Taking Us? unit, it develops pupils’ geographical vocabulary, observation skills and ability to compare contrasting non-European localities.

What’s included in this lesson?

• Comprehensive lesson plan with retrieval practice and key questions
• Interactive slides introducing human and physical features of San Francisco
• Differentiated worksheets for sorting, labelling and describing features
• Photopack of San Francisco landmarks, aerial views and maps
• Continuous provision ideas such as model building, map marking and research activities

Learning objectives

• Identify and describe physical features such as beaches, harbours and hills.
• Identify and describe human features such as roads, streets, bridges and piers.
• Use maps, aerial photographs and digital resources to explore landmarks.
• Develop and use geographical vocabulary including urban, harbour, pier, climate and fog.

Why choose this Year 2 geography lesson?

This lesson addresses common misconceptions, such as confusing “human features” with people, and supports pupils in applying knowledge from their own locality to a global context. It also provides cross-curricular opportunities in literacy (using information texts) and numeracy (counting and describing positions of features).

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Access this complete Year 2 geography lesson as part of our KS1 Geography Scheme of Work.