Year 1 Geography Worksheets (Page 7 of 27) in pdf

Lesson 2: Scotland

In this lesson children will learn about one of the countries in the United Kingdom; Scotland. They will use atlases and maps to locate Scotland and will begin to

recognise the shape of the United Kingdom from looking at maps. Edinburgh Castle is in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, and it is one of the most famous castles

in the world. Edinburgh is also the location of the Scottish Parliament where people are elected to make decisions about the country. The southern part of Scotland is

where the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are located, while the northern part of the country, called the Highlands, is more rural. Here you can find large mountains

called Munros, valleys and enormous lakes called lochs. One of the deepest lakes in Britain is Loch Ness and there is rumoured to be a monster that lives in the

murky waters at the bottom of the loch.

Learning

Core Knowledge

Activities for Learning

Assessment Questions

Objective

Vocabulary

Use atlases and maps to locate Scotland. Look at the

Can you tell me something about

shape of the land and identify some of the many islands

Scotland?

To recognise Scotland

Scotland is a country in the

Scotland

surrounding the mainland. Locate the capital city,

as one of the

United Kingdom.

islands

Edinburgh.

Can you find Scotland on a map?

countries in the

kilt

United Kingdom.

Scotland is located to the north

bagpipes

Look at images of Hadrian’s wall which for some time in

of England.

thistle

Can you describe the Scottish flag?

the past was the boundary between Caledonia (Scotland)

Caledonia

and Britannia (roughly Wales and England). Identify the

What is the capital city of Scotland?

The Scottish flag is blue with a

Britannia

actual border which lies to the south of the wall.

white cross.

Loch Ness

Find out about Scottish traditions and customs such as

Grampian Mountains

wearing kilts and playing bagpipes. Create some tartan by

Hadrian’s Wall

weaving ribbons or strips of coloured paper. Children

Edinburgh

could create a factsheet for Scotland and include

information such as place names, the Scottish flag, the

symbol of the thistle etc.

Look at some images of Scotland such as the Grampian

Mountains, Loch Ness, thistles etc. Talk about how

symbols such as thistles can represent countries. Find out

about different

animal

species found in Scotland. Discuss

the mysterious Loch Ness Monster and write a newspaper

report after a ‘sighting’.

Resources:

Teacher knowledge:

Facts about Scotland

Information and images from

Visit Scotland

Scotland’s landscape

- including several video clips

Sing or listen to

The Skye Boat Song

- a traditional Scottish lullaby or read a book from the

Katie Morag

series by Mairi Hedderwick

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