KS1 Unit of Work with links to the 'Geography' and 'Art' National Curriculum Objectives. 10 Lessons learning about the 'Geography' of Africa and considering life on Safari, discovering 'The Big Five' African animals. With an 'Art' focus creating a sunset African silhouette scene. 
Planning documents are fully editable with differentiated ideas and activities for all ability groups.
 
Geography Objectives:
Locate and name the North and South Poles.
Locate the equator, Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
Discuss the locations in simple terms – e.g. cold places, places by the sea, places inland.
Use the four main compass points.
Describe locations using simple language e.g. near, far, left, right.
Ask and answer simple geographical questions.
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: 
key physical features, including - beach, cliff, coast, sea, ocean, season and weather.
Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: 
key human features, including: city, town, village, house, harbour and shop.
Describe the difficulties in living in locations with more extreme conditions.
Describe the jobs people do in different locations.
Explain the clothes and ways to protect from more extreme temperatures. 
Art Objectives:
Use artwork to record ideas, observations, experiences and to show people’s feelings. 
Experiment with different materials to design and make art.
Know the names of tools and techniques that he/she uses.
Use a variety of tools including pencils, crayons, pastels, felt tips, chalk and other dry media to create lines of different thickness in drawings.
Explain what he/she likes about the work of others.
Resources Included:
Editable Planning Documents with Lessons linked to the KS1 Geography and Art Objectives (Microsoft Word Document).
Display Banners (PDF)
Geography Display Vocabulary (PDF)
Geography Matching Game (PDF)
Physical and Human Features Sorting Worksheets (PDF)
Geography of Africa True or False Game (Microsoft Word)
Compass Question Worksheet (PDF)
Jobs in Africa Images and Vocabulary (PDF)
The Big Five Research Sheets (PDF)
The Big Five Fact Finding Worksheets (PDF)
On Safari - The Big Five (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation)
Safari Clothing Activity Worksheet (PDF)
Silhouette Animals Stencil Templates (PDF)
Safari Sunset Silhouette Images (PDF)
African Art Presentation (PDF)
 
Unit Overview:
In this unit, children will learn the names of continents and poles. They will also be able to find the UK on a world map, the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, the equator. The children will learn the 4 main compass points and use these to explain where certain places are. The children will look closely at the continent of Africa, and they will start to discover how the physical and human geography of a place can shape the lives of its population. The children will be able name some occupations of some communities in Africa. When discovering African Art, children will explore the different styles of African Artwork. They will then learn about using silhouettes in art. They will understand that a silhouette is represented as a sold shape of a single colour (usually black) that has its edges matching the outline of the subject. The children will choose an animal of their choice found on an African safari to trace onto a black piece of card and cut a silhouette of. They will then present this on a background that they have created which depicts a sunrise or sunset. To achieve their sunrise/sunset background, the children will use pastels to create a horizontal ombre effect onto their paper.
 
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