Going on holiday to Jamaica
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use my geographical knowledge to prepare for and describe a holiday in Jamaica.
Key learning points
- People go on holiday for different reasons.
- Tourists visit Jamaica for its climate and geographical features.
- Tourism affects places in different ways; some of these effects can be good and some can be bad.
Keywords
Holiday - A holiday is a planned break from work or school.
Tourist - A tourist is someone who who travels to a different place from where they live for a holiday.
Destination - A destination is a place that someone or something travels or is sent to.
Activity - An activity is something that you do.
Common misconception
To be a tourist you have to go to another country.
Explain that you can be a tourist abroad or in your home country. You could sensitively discuss learners' own experiences of going on holiday.
Teacher tip
Role play a holiday to Jamaica! Hand out flight tickets, arrange the chairs to create an aeroplane and then set up different holiday activities around the classroom. You could have some Caribbean food and music; and photographs of different tourist destinations and activities in Jamaica!
Equipment
Colouring pencils
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which photograph shows a holiday destination in Jamaica?
Q2.What is a tourist?
Q3.If you are travelling back from a holiday in Jamaica, what will your destination be?
Q4.The weather in Jamaica is , wet or windy
Q5.What ocean would you cross to travel to Jamaica from the UK?
Q6.Which continent would you be travelling to if you went on holiday to Jamaica?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What would you not pack for a holiday to Jamaica?
Q2.Which two of these are reasons why someone might go on holiday?
Q3.Jamaica's __________ is a popular place for tourists to swim, sail and snorkel.
Q4.What is a type of ship that people travel, sleep and eat on during holidays to places by the sea?
Q5.What would a tourist not do on holiday to Jamaica?
Q6.Which two of these are possible problems that tourism might cause?
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