Geography Focus Weeks

The European Union focus week provides cross-curricular sessions and activities that are suitable for KS1 and KS2 pupils. Each session encourages children to direct their own learning and includes country profiles, assessment sheets and PowerPoint assembly and session plans.

Key Stage 1:

• Day 1 - Where is it and how do you get there?
• Day 2 - What is it like?
• Day 3 - What is it like to live there?
• Day 4 - Traditions and culture
• Day 5 - Bringing it all together (Preparing for the assembly)

Key Stage 2:

• Day 1 - The location
• Day 2 - The landscape
• Day 3 - Living there
• Day 4 - Traditions and culture
• Day 5 - Bringing it all together

Year 1:

• Introduction
• Day 2 - The lunch box
• Day 3 - Reducing Waste
• Day 4 - Recycling
• Day 5 - Composting

Year 2:

• Introduction
• Day 2 - Waste paper
• Day 3 - What happens to waste paper
• Day 4 - Let's start recycling
• Day 5 - How can we let others know what we are doing?

Year 3:

• Introduction
• Day 2 - Travelling to school
• Day 3 - Travelling sustainably
• Day 4 - What is a 'walking bus'?
• Day 5 - Our school walking bus

Year 4:

• Introduction
• Day 2 - Sustainable towns
• Day 3 - Is our town sustainable?
• Day 4 - How can we make our town more sustainable?
• Day 5 - Making other towns more sustainable

Year 5:

• Introduction
• Day 2 - How much energy do we use in school?
• Day 3 - Where does energy come from?
• Day 4 - How can we change our energy sources?
• Day 5 - How can we encourage others to change?

Year 6:

• Introduction
• Day 2 - What is global warming?
• Day 3 - What are the causes and effects of global warming?
• Day 4 - How can people manage sea-level rises?
• Day 5 - How can we make the planet more sustainable?