We started our topic by discussing and sharing our knowledge of the countries, cities, traditions and political landscape of the UK.
We learned the difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and the British Isles. The United Kingdom is the political union of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
We then revised the British Values of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect/tolerance and talked about why they are important to our life in the United Kingdom.
Finally, we talked about symbols of the United Kingdom including things that the UK is known for and also how the Union Flag (AKA the Union Jack) was created.
Later in this topic we will be learning:
To use an atlas to locate and label a range of geographical features of the UK.
To create a topological map for a road journey, starting from London.
That different climate, relief and soil zones of the UK influence patterns of farming.
How and why does a city’s economic activity changes over time.
To review and analyse a range of information about a city, and to present findings.
Our overarching ‘big’ question will be: What are the benefits of living within a multi-cultural society?
For our class display, we created red, white and blue artwork to show some symbols that represent living in the United Kingdom.
Which symbols did you draw and why, Year 6?
Please go to our class blog to tell us what you already know about the United Kingdom.
