Why can’t a meerkat live in the North Pole? (Year 1)
1What do we mean by hot and cold colours?
2 Why does Sunny live in the Kalahari desert?
3 Which animals live in cold places like the North and
South Pole?
4 How do Polar Bears keep warm?
5 Why do people usually like going to hot places for
their holidays?
6 PE: Can we move like meerkats and penguins?
Reflection: Would you rather be a Meerkat or a Penguin?
Hook for Learning:
Meerkat Mail Book
Globe
Meerkat Toys
Lost and found
Suitcase of clothes suitable for
hot/cold countries (role play)
As Thinkers can we…?
Play, observe and
experiment to find things
out.
Think of own ideas once
given a starting point
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As geographers can we…?
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Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the
United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold
areas of the world in relation to the Equator and
the North and South Poles
use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the
United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the
countries, continents and oceans studied at this
key stage
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As Talkers can we…?
Offer an opinion about an
issue and explain thinking.
Use ‘how’ and ‘why’ when
trying to find things out.
Collect information and
present what we have
found
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Non-negotiables
 Maths – Create a bar chart of children’s
holiday destinations
 Sequence days of the week in order –(Linked
to daily weather chart)
 Writing – Clearly sequenced sentences
 Reading – Knows difference between fiction
and non-fiction texts
As Designers can we…?
Design a hat for a meerkat or a penguin to wear
whatever the weather.
As Scientists can we…?
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Explain what happens to certain materials
when they are heated, (Ice investigation)
Investigate using our senses
Using Technology can we…?
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Research hot and cold countries including animals
Copy and paste hot and cold animals from google
images into a word document to create a poster
Create an information sheet about hot/ cold animals
(Use subheadings if possible)
As Writers can we…?
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Create a postcard from Sunny describing life in the Kalahari Desert (Meerkat Mail)
Compare and contrast hot and cold – create a group poster
Reflection -Describe would you rather be a meerkat or a penguin?