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The Seaside

Contents

Find Out About 2

Introduction 3

Curriculum grid 4

Unit 1: Where the land meets the sea 8

Unit 2: On the shore 10

Unit 3: On the land 12

Unit 4: The sea 14

Unit 5: Going on holiday 16

Unit 6: Having fun 18

Unit 7: Staying safe 20

Acknowledgements 22

Find Out About

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Using this resource

•Always open the notepad to see teacher’s notes and activities.

•Watch or listen to the video with the sound or picture off and ask children to describe what they think is happening. Then turn the picture or sound back on and ask how it changes their understanding.

•Ask children to highlight features on screen using the drawing tools.

•Use the mask tools to focus on part of an image or to slowly reveal an image. Can children guess what it is?

•The new page facility allows you to create your own pages using any of the video clips, audio files and resource images from Find Out About: The Seaside. For example, resource images captured from a video could be assembled in a new page, with the task of ordering them correctly and adding explanatory notes or using the drawing tools to add additional features. There are ideas for new page activities in the notepad pages and Teacher’s book.

•Print any screen or notepad.

Find Out About contains the best of BBC video alongside pictures and activities to provide unforgettable lessons for your children.

Technical support and installation directions, as well as a full introduction to the features, tools and navigation, can

be found in the booklet inside the CD-ROM case and via the help button that appears at the top of each screen.

This Teacher’s book contains support and further information on each unit of the CD-ROM.

Quick guide

Navigate between pages.

Make your own activities by using resources on a new blank page.

Mark a point within a video so you can go straight to it/annotate it.

Move backwards and forwards through the pages you have visited.

Print off any page or notepad for working away from your whiteboard or PC.

Resources, such as video, stills, audio and text, to help you create your own activities in the new page area.

Up to six pages of information and activities about the video/picture. Have it open or closed. Move it around. Add your own notes.

Access your saved work and save amendments/new pages.

Tools for interacting with the content and creating your own activities.

Enlarge/reduce the video or image.

Hide the picture or mute the sound on a video.

Introduction

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Find Out About The Seaside is a rich cross-curricular resource based around the National Curriculum programmes of study for Geography, History and Science. The Seaside features Barnaby Bear and Magic Grandad, together with a range of additional BBC resources which help children examine features of the coast, the sea and beaches and to compare the seaside as it is now with the seaside in the past.

Each unit looks at a different aspect of the seaside, covering natural features such as the coastline, types of beaches and the sea, and man-made features such as buildings, funfairs and lighthouses. Several units focus on methods of travel, exploring changes in transport over time and the ways in which distance affects travel choices. The final unit looks at seaside safety both in the water and on the beach and highlights the safety codes that children need to follow when they visit the seaside.

The teacher’s notes are designed to support planning by giving a clear overview of the content and coverage of this resource. The curriculum grid at the beginning of this book (which is also included on the CD-ROM) shows the main learning objective for individual pages within each unit, highlighting links to the National Curriculum, QCA Schemes of Work and the Primary Framework for Literacy. The remainder of the book then gives more details about the content and coverage of each unit in turn.

Notes for each unit begin with an overview of the content and a list of key ideas developed throughout the unit. The paragraphs following take each page of the unit, showing what is covered and highlighting the key skills and understanding promoted through the notepad suggestions. Additional materials related to the unit that support further development of key ideas are also included. Activities are pitched at children working within levels 1 and 2 of the National Curriculum.

Throughout the units there is a high emphasis on developing the use of language through speaking and listening activities. Hot seating, talk partners and role play are used regularly and it is anticipated that children will already be familiar with these.

The following headings are used to highlight the focus of additional materials:

Vocabulary

Songs and music

Further reading

Interesting paintings

Useful websites.

Curriculum grid

Unit 1: Where the land meets the sea

Page title Learning objective NC code QCA/Primary Framework link

Seaside search To find seaside resorts and plot them on a map

Geog 2c, 2e Geog Unit 5: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

Physical features To identify physical and human features at the seaside

Geog 2a 3a Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

Colourful coastlines To recognise different coastline features

Geog 3a, 3b, 3d, 4a

Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

Beautiful beaches To know there are different types of beaches

Geog 3a Sc Unit 1c: Sorting and using materials

Sc Unit 2d: Grouping and changing materials

Tide times To know that there are high and low tides

Geog 5a Geog Unit 5: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear

Literacy focus: Sea Seasons by Moira Andrew

To recognise the impact of the seasons on the sea

To recognise alliteration

Geog

En 2 1c

Literacy Strand 7: Explore the effect of patterns of language

Unit 2: On the shore

Page title Learning objective NC code QCA/Primary Framework link

Rock pools To recognise different plants and animals in the local environment

Sc 2 1c, 2c, 5a, 5b

Sci Unit 2b: Plants and animals in the local environment

What am I? To recognise similarities and differences between living things

Sc 2 2a, 4b Sci Unit 2c: Variation

Literacy focus: Exploring the Rock Pool by John Cotton

To explore how particular words are used

En 2 1c, 3d, 6e, 6f

Literacy Strand 7: Understanding and interpreting texts

Seabirds To know which parts of the body a bird uses when it flies

Sc 2 1a, 1c, 2a, 4b

Science 1a: Ourselves

When the tide goes out

To understand how to care for the environment

Sc 2 5c Science 1c: Sorting and using materials

Barnaby’s seaside graph

To extract information from a graph

Sc 1 2g

Ma 2 5a

Mathematics Strand: Handling data, Answer questions using block graphs

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Unit 3: On the land

Page title Learning objective NC code QCA/ Primary Framework link

A bird’s-eye view of the seaside

To relate human landscapes to the seaside

Geog 3a, 3b Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

At the port of Poole with Barnaby Bear

To recognise how places have become the way they are

Geog 3c Geog Unit 5: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear

At the caravan site in Poole with Barnaby Bear

To relate knowledge and understanding of their own locality to another area

Geog 2e Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

Living and working by the sea

To identify jobs that relate to a seaside environment

Geog 2a, 2c, 3a Geog Unit 3: An island home

Brightsea Quay: Then and now

To detect differences in the seaside now and in the past

Geog 3c, 4b Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

Literacy focus: The Crane at the Docks by Stanley Cook

To explore how particular words are used

En 2 1d, 1h, 3d, 3e

Literacy Strand 2: Listening and responding,

Strand 6: Word structure and spelling

Unit 4: The sea


Sea scenes To understand that the wind causes waves

Geog 2d, 3e, 5a Geog Unit 5: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

Ship ahoy! To recognise links with other places in the world

Geog 2d, 3e Geog Unit 24: Passports to the World

Why do boats float? To know that some materials will float in water and some will sink

Sc 1.1 Sc 3 1b

Sc 4 2b

Science 1c: Sorting and using materials

Fishing fun To understand that fish are an important source of food

Geog 3e Geog Unit 24: Passports to the World

Catching cod To create short, simple texts on paper and on page

En 3 2b, 2c Literacy Strand: 9 Creating and shaping test

Literacy focus: Why the Sea is Salty – a Philippine legend

To recognise the main elements that shape different texts

En 2 3b, 3f 6a, 6c Literacy Strand 7: Understanding and interpreting texts

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Unit 5: Going on holiday


Barnaby Bear goes to Roscoff in France

To know about types of transport for travelling abroad

Geog 2c Geog Unit 5: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

Barnaby Bear explores Roscoff

To identify and describe what places are like

Geog 3a Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

Finding your way: Visit Brightsea!

To read and interpret plans Geog 2c Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

Going on holiday with Magic Grandad

To identify differences between ways of life at different times

Geog 1a, 2b Hi Unit 3: What were seaside holidays like in the past?

Geog Unit 4

Packing your suitcase To recognise that some things change and others stay the same

Hi 1a Hi Unit 3: What were seaside holidays like in the past?

Literacy focus: Going on holiday: What has changed?

To use time-related vocabulary Hi 1a, 1b

En 3 1c, 9c

Hi Unit 3: What were seaside holidays like in the past?

Literacy Strand 11: Sentence structure and punctuation

Unit 6: Having fun


Why do we like to be beside the seaside?

To know why people like to go to the seaside

Geog 3a Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

On the beach with Barnaby Bear

To ask questions about what is causing movement

Sc 1 2c Sc 4 2c Sc Unit 1e: Pushes and pulls

On the beach with Magic Grandad

To identify features of the seaside in the past

To make comparisons with today

Hi 2a, 2b, 4d Hi Unit 3: What were seaside holidays like in the past?

On the pier and on the prom with Magic Grandad

To find out about holidays in the past using different sources of evidence

Hi 3, 2b Hi Unit 3: What were seaside holidays like in the past?

In the past: Bridlington

To identify differences between ways of life at different times

Hi 2b, 4a Hi Unit 3: What were seaside holidays like in the past?

Literacy focus: What is everyone doing at the seaside?

To listen with sustained concentration

En 1 2a, 2c, 2e

Literacy Strand 2: Listening and responding

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Unit 7: Staying safe


Staying safe in the sea To know about people who help us to stay safe; lifeguards

PSHE 3g Citizenship 04: People who help us

Flying flags To know about beach safety PSHE 3g Geog Unit 4: Going to the seaside

Citizenship

The rescue To know about people who help us to stay safe; coastguards

PSHE 3g Citizenship 04: People who help us

Who said that? To understand that sound gets fainter as you move away from the source

Sc 4 3c, 3d Sc Unit 1f: Sound and hearing

Safe from the sun To know how to take care in the sun

PSHE 3a, 3g Sc Unit 1d: Light and dark

Literacy focus: A Victorian heroine

To know why Grace Darling became famous

Hi 2a, 4a, 6c Hi Unit 4: Why do we remember famous people?

En English

Ma Mathematics

Sc Science

Geog Geography

Hi History

PSHE Personal, social and health education and citizenship

Unit 5: Going on holiday

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In unit 5 a focus on transport illustrates how methods of travel to the seaside have changed since Victorian times. Differences between holidaying at home and abroad are also explored, raising awareness of different money systems, languages and the need for a passport when leaving the British Isles.

Key ideas

•There are many different ways to travel.

•Transport has changed over time.

•Travelling abroad involves crossing the sea.

•We need passports and different money when we travel abroad.

•People in many countries speak different languages.

•Clothing has changed over time.


The video of Barnaby travelling by ferry to Roscoff in France illustrates departure and arrival procedures, the distinctive features of the ferry, and the role of the captain and crew. Notepad activities include labelling using technical vocabulary, assessing the appropriateness of different transport methods and making a passport. Opportunities for children to develop and practise the geographical skills of identifying different places on maps are also included.


The video of Barnaby exploring Roscoff provides opportunities for children to compare and contrast where they live with a holiday destination on the continent. Alongside obvious differences, such as words on signs, children are prompted via the notepad to notice differences in the types of plants that grow leading to consideration of climatic differences and the impact this has on an area. Geographical and literacy skills are promoted through designing a postcard and writing a ‘things to see’ brochure.


A tourist map featuring points of interest such as a lighthouse, pier, beach, cliffs, hotels and restaurant provides a useful resource for developing geographical skills. Notepad activities develop a sense of direction, effective route planning, partner talk, descriptive language and the use of symbols.


The video focuses on transport in the 1900s, and includes original black and white footage. Through notepad suggestions, children are encouraged to spot the many different forms of transport and compare and contrast them with those in use today. Seaside clothes past and present develop labelling skills and the advent of the box camera is used to prompt children to write an advertisement.

Packing your suitcase

This drag-and-drop activity provides further opportunities for children to compare and contrast 1900s seaside objects with those of the present day as they look at and sort a range of images. Historical skills and understanding are developed through using clues to place objects in chronological order. The literacy skills of discussion and explanation are also promoted through notepad suggestions.


Then and now images support children to embed the historical skills and understanding acquired while working through the previous two pages. Notepad activities encourage literacy development through adding speech bubbles to characters in the photographs and writing postcards based on the 1900s and modern pictures.

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Vocabulary


ferry, car, lorry, bike, caravan, train, aeroplane, resort, France, atlas, abroad, mainland, passport, bureau de change


harbour, hotel, gardens, shops, market sign, language, silt, climate, fruit, vegetables, tropical, mild


beach, cliff, bird sanctuary, pier, hotel, café, fish restaurant, fun park, harbour, lighthouse, route, landmarks, directions, symbols


safety bike, penny farthing, portrait artist, camera, carriage, steam train, transport, horse, waistcoat, bow tie, boater, souvenir, childhood, modern, old-fashioned, photograph, portrait

Packing your suitcase parasol, bathing costume, sunglasses, chronology


brothers, sisters, cousins, friends, grandma, postcard

Songs and music

‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside’ : Victorian music hall song

Further reading

Spilsbury, Louise and Spilsbury, Richard, At the Seaside (What Was It Like in the Past? Series, Heinemann, 2003)

Kirk, Suzanne, The Seaside (Curriculum Links Series, Scholastic, 2004)

Ross, Mandy, Victorian Seaside Holidays (Life in the Past Series, Heinemann, 2005)

Pickford, Tony, At the Seaside (What Is It Like Now? Series, Heinemann, 2003)

Useful websites

A series of online photographs showing seaside scenes of the past: www.snaithprimary.eril.net/rather.htm

An online big book showing images of seaside holidays in the past: www.thelighthouseforeducation.co.uk/clicker/flashhistoryks1/seaside.swf

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