Lesson Plan KS1 Geography Length of lesson: 1 hour Lesson Objectives 

To identify the countries that Farm Africa works in on a map.

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Establish and compare differences and similarities between the UK and Kenya.

Lesson outcomes New National curriculum Link: All students will be able to Place knowledge identify Africa and Kenya on a  Understand geographical similarities and map. differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of Most students will be able to the United Kingdom, and of a small area name three differences or in a contrasting non-European country similarities between life in Kenya and life in the UK. Geographical skills and fieldwork  Use world maps, atlases and globes to Some students will be able to identify the UK and its counties, as well as suggest the impact of the the countries, continents and oceans differences between life in the studied at this key stage. UK and life village in Kenya.

Preparation:  Farm Africa’s map of Africa per pair or child and one comparison worksheet sheet per child.  Further photographs of Kenya: villages, cities, beaches etc. Starter/warm up: Ask students where they live. Establish the city, country and continent. Explain that they will be looking at what it is like to live in a completely different country and continent. Use a world map to locate Africa and elicit that Africa is a continent like Europe which has lots of countries. Whole class teaching: Children to look at Farm Africa’s map in pairs and locate the five countries we work in; Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Sudan. Where in Africa are these countries? Explain that the children are going to look at what it is like to live in Kenya today. 1. What do they think it is like to live in Kenya? (Children to mind map initial ideas in groups/pairs) 2. Challenging stereotypes: provide children with a chance to explore different photos of Kenya: photos of the capital city Nairobi/rural village life/beaches etc. 3. Regroup and discuss what the children noticed. Would they add anything new to their mind map now? Explain that it is important to remember that Kenya has cities, beaches and rural villages. Farm Africa works with the people living in rural areas to help them with farming— but that doesn't mean all of Kenya is like this. 4. Move on to show pictures of villages in Kenya. You could also tell Emily’s story at this point. Independent work: Ask children to complete their worksheets. Explain that they should look closely at the photos and list three differences and three similarities between the UK and Kenya. Lower level children could work in pairs, or name only one or two differences. Higher level children or extension work could be to write full sentences comparing the two countries. Plenary: What are the similarities and differences that were found between the UK and Kenya? Were there any surprises? What did children expect to be different?

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Compare these photos What is the same, what is different? UK

Kenya

A farm

A house

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Differences Similarities

Emily’s story Part 1 Emily lives with her husband Bernard and her four children, Noel, Belinda, Linet, and Raegan. They live in Makindu village, which is in the south of Kenya. The family owns two acres of land - slightly bigger than a football pitch. Emily didn’t know the best way to use her land to grow food or build a business so she rented it out to other people for a small amount of money that didn’t last very long. To help make ends meet she would work on other people’s land. Emily would spend all day pulling up weeds, earning just enough money to buy food for the family the next day. On days she wasn’t able to work the family didn’t know if they would have enough food to eat the next day. Part 2 Farm Africa is a charity that helps farmers like Emily learn how to use their land to grow food to feed and provide for their families. Emily is a member of ‘The Glory Youth Group’ that started working with Farm Africa in 2011. Farm Africa helped the group to organise themselves as a business, and decide which crops were in demand. If lots of people want to buy certain crops or vegetables, they would fetch a good price at market. The group decided to try growing cabbages, and Farm Africa provided them with good-quality seeds, fertilisers and a simple water pump to help get them started. Farm Africa’s expert staff helped the group set up a farmer field school, where they could learn together. Local experts helped Emily and the other group members learn the best way to grow vegetables. Emily grew more confident in her skills and stopped renting out her own land and started using it to grow crops herself. As well as helping to grow cabbages on the group farm, she now uses her own land to grow maize, bananas, sugar cane and vegetables such as beans and sweet potatoes. Emily uses some of the vegetables to feed her children a healthy, nutritious diet. She also sells the extra vegetables at the market and uses the money she makes to buy more seeds and other equipment she needs to keep her farm running. Now that Emily is earning more money she can buy clothes for the family and the books and uniforms her children need to attend school.

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