Key Stage One : Geography : Farming : Lesson Three – City or Farm


This geography teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate and record the similarities and differences between a city or farm location. The class can make lists of activities that can only be completed on a farm or in a city and other activities that can be completed in both places.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to investigate and record the similarities and differences between a city or farm location

Learning Objectives

Identify and describe what places are like. Recognise and describe how places compare with other places.

Learning Outcomes

I can say what makes a city and a farm unique. I can identify activities that can be completed in different locations.

City or Farm

Teaching sequence to help the children investigate and record the similarities and differences between a city or farm location

What Location

Activity to get the children to identify and record some of the different things that might happen in a city or farm location

What Location

Template to help the children select and record some of the different things that might happen in a city or farm location

What Location (support)

Activity cards to help the children sort between a range of different activities that can be completed in a city and on a farm

City or Farm

Interactive activity to help the children investigate and record the similarities and differences between a city or farm location

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to investigate and record the similarities and differences between a city or farm location

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