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Our learning objective

Locate Europe on a world map and name some of its countries.

Crucial knowledge

There are 50 countries in Europe.

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A Year 3 geography lesson on Europe, built from one line of notes.

Worked example

Finding a country together

1Open the atlas at the map of Europe.

2Find France, near the middle of the map.

3Follow its border until it meets Spain.

4Read the capital city marked with a star: Paris.

5Write it as France, Paris.

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Lesson plan · Year 3 Geography · Europe

Learning objective and crucial knowledge

Locate Europe on a world map and name some of its countries.

Crucial knowledge

There are 50 countries in Europe.

Success criteria

I can point to Europe on a world map.

I can name some European countries and capitals.

I can say why Europe is a continent, not a country.

Timed sequence

Recap5 min

Continents flashback quizQuick-fire recall of the seven continents from last term. Mini-whiteboards or hands up. Surface the word continent before the new learning starts.

Introduce5 min

The crucial knowledge, statedSay it plainly: there are 50 countries in Europe. Repeat it aloud together. Show the learning objective and where today fits in the Europe topic.

Teach and model10 min

The big map and key vocabularyOn the big map, find Europe, trace its edge, and name familiar countries. Teach continent, country, border and capital with the vocabulary card routine. Address the misconception directly: Europe is a continent made of countries, not a country itself.

Practise together10 min

Atlas hunt, guidedPairs open atlases at Europe. Together, find the United Kingdom, then France, then a country nobody has named yet. Check border and capital in context as you circulate.

Independent task10 min

Core and challengeCore: find and record five European countries and their capitals. Challenge: find a country that borders three others. EAL pupils keep the vocabulary card with images on the desk.

Crucial knowledge5 min

Mini-whiteboard checkThree questions on whiteboards, boards up together: how many countries in Europe, country or continent, and name two countries with their capitals.

Adaptive teaching (SEND and EAL)

Slides stay the same for the whole class; support sits alongside.

SEND (1 pupil): a part-labelled map for the independent task, and the atlas page marked with a sticky tab.

EAL (2 pupils): a key-vocabulary card with continent, country, border and capital, each with a picture and a home-language space.

Challenge: name the capital of each country found, and one country that borders three others.

Checking for understanding

Cold-call during the recap to hear the word continent used correctly.

Circulate during the atlas hunt and correct map-reading habits live.

The whiteboard check gives a whole-class read on the crucial knowledge before pupils leave.

Resources

Atlases, one between two.

Big map of Europe for the board.

EAL vocabulary cards and a part-labelled map.

Mini-whiteboards and pens, one per pupil.

Timings, adaptive teaching, and a knowledge check at the end.

Europe

Year 3 Geography · Worksheet

Name: ______________ Date: ________

1Match the word to its meaning

Draw a line from each word to what it means.

continent·a land with its own borders and government

country·the most important city in a country

border·a very large area of land

capital·the line where two countries meet

2What we learnt today

a. How many countries are there in Europe?

b. Is Europe a country or a continent? How do you know?

c. Name two European countries and their capital cities.

3Country or capital city?

Write each name in the correct column.

PortugalLisbonPolandWarsawGreeceAthens

Country

Capital city

4Fill in the missing capital cities

Country	Capital city
France
Italy
Norway

Challenge

Use the atlas to find a country that shares a border with three other countries. Write its name and list its neighbours.

How did you do? Tick what you can say.

I can find Europe on a world map.

I can name some European countries.

I know that there are 50 countries in Europe.

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