Lesson plan as part of LOTC project work PGCE UCL/IOE April 2016 http://www.slideshare.net/secret/Fwrf1yxYLpW5zu

1. Lesson: GeographyTrip to Borough Market
(CC links- science, tech, ICT)
Topic:
Food produce from around the world
Date: Class: yr 4
Resources: cameras for adults, questionnaires and clipboards for chn to use at market
Learning Objectives:
WALT: understand how foodin the uk is sourced form different areas of the
world
Success Criteria:
Able to identify food/produce from given country and explain how its is
made/ produced and how it is made available in the UK
Previous Assessment
Chn have been given a country which they are responsible for researching and
reporting to the rest of the class. Chn have looked into basic information on their
given country and have created questionnaires as a class to give to market staff on
day of trip
Introduction: 10 minutes
At school remindchildrenof theirgivencountryandsplit
themintogroupsof 6 withone adultpergroup- assigna
questionnaire tochildrenwrittenupbyCT basedon
questionsthe chncreatedasa classin previoussession
Remindchnof healthandsafetyrules
Endure firstaidis packedand all adultshave contactfor
each other.
Main Avitivities : approx. 3 hours (inc lunch
break)
Atthe marketsplitchnintogroupsand give themat
leastan hourto explore the market. Atleastone adult
pergroup.
Chn shoulduse theirquestionnairestofindoutabout
produce formtheirgivencountry. Chnencouragedto
speakto stall operatorsandtry foodwhere possible.
Questionsshouldfocusaroundinformationonfood/
produce types/howitismade and howit ismade
available inthuke.g.is itimportedorgrownhere?
Each adultto have camera in orderto documentthe
childrencollectingtheirinformation.
Afttera lunchbreak Chn thentke part inQ&A session
withstaff at the marketwho provide toursandwill be
able to provide backgroundinformationaboutthe
market
Plenary: 10 minutes
On returningtoschool:
Discusswithchn whattheyhave foundout.(TTYP)
Discussthe benefitsof havingamarketinthe city.
Discussion should begin to collate ideas for chn’s
presentations which they will design in next lesson
Differentiation:
Chn to be put into mixed ability grouping.
Allocate adults to groups with children
with SEN or EAL in order to support these
chn in collecting information
Activities involving cooking and
preparing food at the market are
available at teacher’s discretion
Focus Children:
N/A