Year 3 Blog

 This week, the children were given 5 items: aeroplane, basket, leaves, mug and a teabag. The children had to decide what we have in common with India; tea.  They then discussed why India can grow tea and England can’t. From there they watched a clip as to how tea is made. The children didn’t know that tea starts out growing on a bush.  Lastly, they completed an assessment to answer the question, Are all countries the same? A great understanding by all children. 

 Today’s lesson compared the differences and similarities of  India and England’s human geography.  To begin with, the children recapped the definition of human geography. Then they discussed what they already knew from reading, movies, the news, family and holidays. They quickly identified flags, money, population, language and that both countries can be found in the Norther Hemisphere.  They then looked at some clips about India and found that their dress for both men and women are different, foods, transport, national flowers and animals as well as some of the famous landmarks.  One child said, “We are pretty much the same, just a few differences that work for them,”