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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