New

Year 3

Settlements: where do people live and why?

Lessons (6)

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.

These resources were created for remote use during the pandemic and are not designed for classroom teaching.

View new resources

Settlement features

I can name and recognise the key features of villages, towns and cities.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Villages, towns and cities in the UK

You can locate and identify villages, towns and cities in atlases and on OS maps.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Location and growth of settlements

I can describe and explain some of the reasons why settlement are established and grow.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Change in our local area

I can use old Ordnance Survey maps and photographs to identify some changes in my local area.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Our local town

I can use Ordnance Survey maps to identify some reasons my local town grew and compare it to another town I know.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Designing a new settlement

I can design a new settlement that would be good for the future.

1 Slide deck

1 Worksheet

2 Quizzes

1 Video

Can't find what you need?

Create a tailor-made lesson plan and resources on any topic with Aila, our free AI-powered lesson assistant. Entirely adaptable to your class and context.

Create a lesson with AI