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Year 1 Geography Block 3

Topic – Why Do They Live There? (Small UK area and UK)

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In this block of learning, you will cover the following lessons:

🗺️ Week 1: Where am I?
🗺️ Week 2: What is a city?
🗺️ Week 3: What do you know about Cardiff?
🗺️ Week 4: What is it like to live in Cardiff?
🗺️ Week 5: How similar/different is Cardiff to where we live?
🗺️ Week 6: Can you plan a trip to Cardiff?

Unit Outcomes (secure)

✅ Identify a city and how it is different from other types of places.
✅ Locate and name the four countries of the UK, their capital cities and the surrounding seas.
✅ Identify some of human and physical features of Cardiff and its location in the UK.
✅ Describe what life is like for people who live in Cardiff.
✅ Make comparisons between our local area and Cardiff.
✅ Plan a trip to Cardiff, explain how to get there and the things to see and do.

Explore UK Cities with This Engaging Year 1 Geography Unit

Help your Year 1 pupils understand cities and local areas with Why Do They Live There?, a geography unit focusing on the UK. Pupils will explore their own locality and compare it with Cardiff, learning about human and physical features, transport, and daily life.

What’s Included in This Unit?

  • Week 1: Where am I? – Pupils explore maps and locate their own town or city.
  • Week 2: What is a city? – Learning what defines a city and how it differs from other places.
  • Week 3: What do you know about Cardiff? – An introduction to the capital of Wales.
  • Week 4: What is it like to live in Cardiff? – Investigating daily life, key landmarks, and geography.
  • Week 5: How similar/different is Cardiff to where we live? – Comparing Cardiff with their local area.
  • Week 6: Can you plan a trip to Cardiff? – Using maps and travel options to organise a journey.

What Will Pupils Learn?

  • Identify what makes a city and how it differs from other types of places.
  • Locate and name the four countries of the UK, their capitals, and surrounding seas.
  • Recognise key human and physical features of Cardiff.
  • Describe what life is like for people living in Cardiff.
  • Compare their local area with Cardiff and note similarities and differences.
  • Plan a trip to Cardiff, explaining how to travel and key places to visit.

Why Choose This Unit?

This unit brings geography to life by encouraging pupils to explore and compare different places. Through engaging activities and map work, pupils will develop essential geographical knowledge while considering how and why people live in different locations.

Download Now and Start Exploring UK Geography!

This unit is part of our KS1 geography scheme of work. Download today and introduce your pupils to the world of UK cities and local areas.