WEEK 1 - SEASIDE INTRODUCTION
IWB RESOURCES (POWERPOINT):
- Mind Map: To find out what the children already know about the seaside.
- Seaside Introduction: Looks at why we go to the seaside, and how it differs from other places. Shows pictures of the countryside, town, and seaside, asking children to point out the differences.
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF):
- My favourite environment: Worksheet for the children to write and draw their favourite environment.
- Survey of places visited: Sheet for the children to make a survey.
- Town, country, seaside description: Worksheet to write a short description of each environment.
- What can you see...: Three photographs of different environments for the children to look at and write down what they see.
WEEK 2 - WHAT IS THE SEASIDE LIKE?
IWB RESOURCES (POWERPOINT):
- What is the seaside like?: Looks at photographs to explore the human and physical features of coastal locations
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF):
- Things that are found at the seaside: Worksheet for the children to make a list
- Seaside pictures: 12 photographs of different modern seaside locations for the children to look for features.
WEEK 3 - WHEN DO WE GO AND WHAT DO WE SEE AT THE SEASIDE?
IWB RESOURCES (POWERPOINT)
When do we go on holiday and what do we see at the seaside?: Looks at the different times of year we have school holidays, and how they coincide with religious festivals. Shows photographs of different objects and activities at modern seaside resorts.
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF)
My Seaside Holiday: A worksheet with a seaside border for the children to write about a seaside holiday.
WEEK 4 - SEASIDES IN THE PAST
IWB RESOURCES (POWERPOINTS)
Seasides in the past: 18 seaside photographs from 1880 until the 2000s. The children are asked to talk about what they see in each picture.
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF)
Seasides past and present sequencing: 20 photographs from different eras for the children to sequence.
Same and different: A worksheet showing pictures of a modern and a Victorian seaside resort, for the children to look at similarities and differences.
WEEK 5 - HUMAN AND PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE SEASIDE
IWB RESOURCES (POWERPOINTS)
- Human and Physical features: A study of Blackpool, with photographs and maps, to explore the key human and physical features of the resort. The children can match features they see in photographs to a map. There are also links to British seaside tourist websites.
- Looking at aerial photographs of the seaside: Eight seaside locations to look for human and physical features.
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF)
- Human and natural features: There are 8 different locations to choose from - Blackpool, Brighton, Castlerock, Cruden Bay, Llandudno, Newquay, Scarborough and Weston-super-mare. Each worksheet shows an aerial photograph of the seaside location, asking children to find human and physical features.
WEEK 6 - HOW HAS THE SEASIDE CHANGED?:
IWB RESOURCES (POWERPOINTS)
Pictures of seasides in the past: Six pictures of seasides in the past to look at and discuss.
The Victorian seaside: A look at how seaside resorts developed, and why people in Victorian times enjoyed going to the seaside. It looks at the different things that children did at the seaside, and compares them to what children do today.
How has the seaside changed?: Compares then and now photographs of different seaside towns.
WEEK 7+ - BROCHURES AND SEASIDE STUDIES:
IWB RESOURCES (POWERPOINTS)
- Seaside Studies: Links to different seaside places to study
PRINTABLE FILES (PDF)
- Design your own holiday brochure: Different templates for the children to use to make their own holiday brochure.
Plus a Seaside Border template for creative writing.
