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In this block of learning, you will cover the following lessons:
🗺️ Week 1: How would you get to Paris?
🗺️ Week 2: What are the physical features of Paris?
🗺️ Week 3: What are the human features of Paris?
🗺️ Week 4: Is Paris Similar or Different to our Local Area?
🗺️ Week 5: Let’s plan a tour!
🗺️ Week 6: Let’s take our visitors on a tour of Paris!
✅ Use an atlas confidently to plan a route.
✅ Use maps and other resources to identify physical features.
✅ Use maps and other resources to identify human features.
✅ Compare my local area with a European capital city.
✅ Use geographical information to plan a journey around a city.
✅ Present what I have learnt about the geographical features of Paris.
In Year 3 geography, pupils should develop a solid foundation in understanding European regions. Here’s an overview of what they should learn:
1. Locational knowledge: Pupils should identify key countries in Europe and their capitals, as well as understand the geographical layout of Europe, including major rivers, mountains, and regions. They should be able to locate the United Kingdom in relation to Europe and other continents.
2. Place knowledge: Pupils should compare and contrast different European regions, focusing on their physical and human characteristics. This involves examining how geographical features, such as rivers and mountains, influence the way people live and work in various regions.
3. Human and physical geography: Pupils should study significant physical features, including mountains like the Alps and rivers like the Danube. They should explore how human activity shapes regions through urban development, agriculture, and transport networks. Additionally, they can investigate how different cultures, languages, and traditions contribute to the identity of each region.
4. Comparative analysis: Encouraging pupils to draw comparisons between a European region and their own locality in the UK is essential. This could involve looking at similarities and differences in population, land use, and lifestyle.
5. Environmental awareness: Pupils should discuss environmental issues affecting European regions, such as climate change and conservation efforts, and how these issues relate to local communities.
By studying European regions, Year 3 pupils gain a broader understanding of the world around them, developing important skills in mapping, analysis, and cultural awareness.
This Year 3 geography unit, Allons à Paris!, takes pupils on a journey to explore the fascinating geography of Paris, the capital of France. Pupils will compare Paris with their local area, learning about physical and human features, and using atlases and maps to plan a journey around the city. By the end of the unit, pupils will be able to present their findings and make connections between their local environment and this iconic European city.
