Key Stage 1

Geography KS1 Unit 3 (Year 2) - An island home

This is a 'short' unit. It shows how a storybook can be used to develop children's understanding of geographical features and ideas while at the same time developing their literacy skills. This story is about an imaginary Scottish island but any book set in a different place could be used. It also offers opportunities for children to express their own views about people, places and environments.

This unit could also be used as a 'continuous' unit over a longer period of time.

WEBLINKS	CalMac Scottish Island Ferries Internet Guide to Scotland Angus Bear lives with Katie Morag Different activities - advanced Where is Katie Morag Set? Island Homes
SOFTWARE	Software details here
BOOKS	Katie Morag and the Two Grandmothers by Mairi Hedderwick (Red Fox) ISBN 009926708X or Bodley Head 0-370-30664-3 Llewellyn, Claire What are islands? Heinemann 0-431-02379-4 Any other of the Katie Morag series The facilities below are only available to Isle of Wight Schools Click here to order your Projects from School Library Service Click here for Education Centre - Library Resources

OTHER RESOURCES

Katie Morag and the two grandmothers by Mairi Hedderwick (Bodley Head (hardback), Red Fox (paperback and big book))
atlas
pictures and photographs of Coll in the Inner Hebrides, on which the island of Struay is based, or a similar island
materials for making a collage