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KeyStage1 Lesson2LearningObjective:FindsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthelifeofachildinourpartnerschoolandmylifeintheUKNationalCurriculumlinks:Geography(PoS1c)Maths(Ma2Number5a)English(speakingandlistening1b,writing1a,1c)PSHE(1b,4c)Resources:
• Insidethehutphotocards• Photocardsofchildren• Speechbubbles(cutupintopilesof12cardsperset;prepare1setbetween2)
Starter:
• Lookagainatthephotocardshowingamudandthatchedhouse(usedfortheactivityinthepreviouslesson).Ifappropriatereferbacktothequestionspupilswroteaboutitandseeifanycanbeanswered.Stickthephotocardonalargesheetofpaperandwiththechildren’shelpwriteacaptionanddescriptivelabelstopartsofite.g.toshowthe‘thatchedgrassroof’andthe‘mudbrickwalls’.Discusshowthematerialscomparewithwhattheirownhousesaremadefrom.
• Nowaskthechildrentoimaginewalkingintothehouse,pointouttheslightstepthey
havetotreadover(sothatthehousedoesn’tgetfloodedintherains).Askthemtopretendtheyarestoodinsideandlookingaround.
o KeyQuestion:Whatshapeistheroomyouarestandingin?Discusshowyoucantellfromlookingattheoutsideofthebuildingthatitisroundinside.KeyQuestion:Whatshapeisyourhouse?Youcouldusesome3Dshapesandlinkthisconceptwithamathslesson.Writethewordschildrensuggestonfurtherlabelsaroundthepicture.
o KeyQuestion:Isitlightordark?Whyisitdark?(nowindows)Whatistheeffectofitbeingsodark?(hardtoseeanything).Whymighttherebenowindows?(easiertoconstruct;wayofkeepingouttheelementsandmosquitoes).Writeanydescriptivewordsthechildrensuggestaroundthepicture.
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o Tellthemtoimaginesteppingintothemiddleoftheroomandlookingup.KeyQuestion:Whatdoyouthinkyoumightsee?Showthephotooftheinsideoftheroofanddiscussthesticksyoucanseemeetinginthecentrepointandcoveredinthegrassthatch.Howisthisdifferenttoourceilings/roofs?Addafurtherlabeltothepicture.
o KeyQuestion:Whatelsemightyouseearoundyouintheroom?Showthephotoofthereedsleepingmats.KeyQuestion:whatwoulditbeliketosleeponamatlikethisinsteadofinyourbed?Askthechildrentothinkabouttheirownbedroomandallthetoysandclothestheyhaveinthere.PointoutthedifferenceinthequantityofthingschildrenintheUKhavecomparedtowhatchildreninpartsofKenyaandUgandahave.Makeanyotherrelevantlabels.
MainActivity:
• Usethe‘photocardsofchildren’tointroducethechildrenwholiveinahouseliketheonetheyhavebeendescribingandreadthroughsomeoftheirspeechbubbleswhichexplainthingsabouttheirdailylife.
IndependentWork:LA Workasagrouptoreadthroughthespeechbubblesandsortthefactsoutintotwopiles
toshowthingsthataresimilartotheirowndailylifeandthingsthataredifferent.Foreachfacttheyhavesortedasbeingdifferent,askchildrentotellthegroupwhyitisdifferent.
Core Readthroughthespeechbubbleswithapartnerandsortthefactsoutintotwopilesto
showthingsthataresimilartotheirowndailylifeandthingsthataredifferent.Foreachfacttheyhavesortedasbeingdifferent,askchildrentotelltheirpartnerwhyitisdifferent.
MA AsforCorebuttheactivitycouldbeextendedbythechildrendrawingatableand
writingthecomparisonsinnoteforminthetwocolumns.Theycanalsowriteinthewaysthattheirlifeisdifferentforexample:
DifferentSimilar LifeforchildinruralKenya
andUgandaMylifeintheUK
Bothlikeplayingfootball Fetchwaterfromriver Turnonatap
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AlternativelythisactivitycouldbeextendedasaMathslessonbyintroducingaVenndiagramusingsortinghoops.Onehooplabelled‘DailylifeintheUK’andtheother‘DailylifeinruralKenyaandUganda’.Usethespeechbubblestocreateyourownfactsthatcouldgoineachpartofthediagram.
Plenary:Asaclassdiscusswhatsimilaritiesanddifferencesthechildrenfound.KeyQuestion:Areyousurprisedbyanyofthesesimilaritiesanddifferences?Why?
PrimaryKeyStage1 Lesson2:Speechbubbles
My favourite football team is Manchester
United.
I have three brothers and two sisters.
My house has just one room.
PrimaryKeyStage1 Lesson2:Speechbubbles
I like playing football.
I fetch water from the river before school.
I walk to school. It takes me 30
minutes.
PrimaryKeyStage1 Lesson2:Speechbubbles
I help my mum with the cooking.
I feed our goats and chickens.
My favourite lesson at school
is Maths.