Thursday 1st October 2020 LI: I am learning the capital cities of the UK and some key symbols of each country.

Recap Can you match the country with the correct flag?

England

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Extra challenge: Can you name any of the flags? Can you name any of the capital cities of the UK?

London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast Edinburgh Belfast

Cardiff London National flowers

thistle Scotland daffodil Wales

rose England Ireland shamrock Patron Saint What is a Patron Saint?

A saint is a special person from the Christian faith who is no longer alive and who did extra special things to help people and tell them about God.

A patron saint is someone who has been chosen to be a protector of a group or organisation.

Countries can have patron saints too. Each country in the United Kingdom has its own patron saint. These patron saints have special days. Saint David

Wales

Saint David was a Christian leader who lived over one thousand years ago. He travelled around Wales telling people about God.

Saint George England

Saint George is the patron saint of England. Not much is known about who Saint George was, but it is believed that he was a Roman soldier. Saint Andrew Scotland

Saint Andrew was one of Jesus’ special friends, known as the disciples. After Jesus died and rose again, Saint Andrew travelled to many countries telling people about Jesus.

Saint Patrick Northern Ireland

Saint Patrick was born in Wales around 300 years after Jesus was born. He was captured and sold into slavery in Ireland. Saint Patrick later escaped and returned to Wales. Later he felt God was telling him to return to Ireland to tell people about Jesus. Foods Each country of the United Kingdom has some food or meals they are well known for. Here are some foods each country is known for.

England Scotland

Clotted cream Tea Fish and chips Cornish pasty Welsh rarebit Welsh cakes Bara brith Glamorgan sausage Scottish shortbread Wales Haggis Northern Ireland Irn Bru Lobster Soda bread Comber potatoes Champ Barmbrack Facts

The kilt is a national dress of Scotland. It is a pleated skirt worn by men. Bagpipes are also associated with Scotland and they are a musical instrument. Listen to someone playing the bagpipes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNxCs7g8_vs

The Titanic was built in Belfast (Northern Ireland). The Titanic was a passenger liner that set sail from Southampton but hit an iceberg and sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912.

The author C.S. Lewis, who wrote The Chronicle of Narnia, was born in Belfast. England is the largest country in the United Kingdom and has the highest population (people who live in an area). People across England can have different accents and pronounce words slightly differently. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.

The oldest language in the United Kingdom is Welsh and has been spoken for about 4000 years. The country is well known for its stunning coastline and hiking trails. The national sport is rugby. Sorting the Facts Northern England Scotland Wales Ireland

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St David St Andrew St Patrick St George

London

Cardiff

Edinburgh Welsh Northern England Scotland Ireland Belfast