Geography Teachers' Toolkit British or European Lesson 1 What Places mean something to me?

1. British or European Who do you think you are?

2. What places mean something to me? Learning Objectives: To list and locate places that we associate ourselves with To develop an understanding of our identity Key Words:

3. Starter: My Profile Cut out the cards from the ‘My Profile’sheet and try to complete them for your identity. Imagine you are meeting an alien. What would be the 6 most important things that you would want the alien to know about you? Write the sub-title; “My Identity” Once you have selected your cards, you should stick them in your book with the information to create a mini identity card.

4. My Passport... Make a list of places you are associated with. Where were you born? Where do your parents come from? Where have you been on holiday? Where do the products you own come from? Where is you favourite sports team? etc... Classify the different places by location by underlining them with 4 different colours; Global, National, Regional, Local (Make a key)

5. Where am I linked to?

6. Task... Complete the first page of ‘My Passport’ using the places you have already listed Mark these places on the maps of the UK and the world

7. Homework... Finish ‘My Passport’ Due: