KS1 Seaside

Take your class outdoors to explore the seaside through hands-on, practical activities! Pupils will investigate how the sea shapes cliffs, build seaside structures with natural and everyday materials, and create maps using aerial photographs and chalk—developing their understanding of human and physical features in a fun, memorable way.

Lesson Plans

Understanding human and physical features

During this outdoor lesson your children will use natural loose parts and chalk to demonstrate their knowledge of the features of the seaside, providing a hands-on activity that encourages them to use the language of human and physical features.

Learning objective:

To understand the terms ‘human features’ and ‘physical features’.

Investigating how cliffs change over time

The main activity of this outdoor lesson involves a practical investigation into how the sea changes the appearance of cliffs. Taking this lesson outdoors enables you to deliver a fun, hands-on activity using water and natural resources that your children will remember for the rest of the year.

Learning objective:

To explore how cliffs change over time.

Designing and constructing for a purpose

During this outdoor lesson your children will investigate building a seaside structure using natural materials and everyday classroom items to deepen their understanding of the features of the seaside.

Learning objective:

To design and construct a structure for a purpose.

Devising maps using aerial photographs

Deepen your children’s geographical skills in this outdoor lesson through observing aerial photographs and creating simple maps. All you will need are aerial photos, chalk and some natural loose parts.

Learning objective:

To use aerial photographs to devise a simple map.

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