Resources
Where do we live? Community
A collaborative activity that gets learners to create a postcard from where they live for sharing with a link partner.
KS1 | 30 Mins | Group
Using the popular Britkid website, this activity focuses on the different views that we may each have of where we live, and the relationship between identity and place.
KS2 | 30 Mins | Individual
Starter activity using Google Images (or Google Earth) to see our place (the local) from a global perspective.
KS2/3 | 60 Mins | Group
An activity that uses the ‘message in a bottle’ metaphor to engage learners in thinking about what their place means to them.
KS2 | 60 Mins | Individual
Using images taken by learners to explore how we see where we live.
KS2 | 60 Mins | Individual
Starter activity to explore where place names come from, and what meaning might be contained within a place name.
KS2 | 15 Mins | Group
Using stories to help learners explore the way people think and feel about where they live.
KS2/3 | 30 Mins | Teacher led
Short individual activity that gets learners to think about the places that are important to them. Contributes to their understanding of multiple identities.
KS2 | 60 Mins | Individual
A participatory activity exploring the local, national and global scales of where we live, based on the Geoscapes activity.
KS2 | 15 Mins | Teacher led
A fun and participatory activity that allows learners to discover the connections between themselves.
KS2 | 60 Mins | Group
A simple mapping activity that encourages learners to think about the places that determine who we are.
KS2 | 60 Mins | Group