Geography

Implementation

We begin in Early Years and Key Stage One using the local area bringing pupils’ learning to life through the exploration of the natural environment. Moving into Key Stage Two the children have a secure understanding of the wonders of our planet encouraging a fascination and inquisitive nature which promotes a caring attitude towards our environment.

Through our carefully mapped curriculum pupils develop their skills of geographic enquiry and enhance their understanding of human and physical geography.

Topics taught are:

Year One
London Calling!, Good Morning Britain and Tour De France. The children begin by learning about the United Kingdom and what our country has around us. Towards the end of the year the pupils’ deepen their understanding of the world around them and begin exploring life in wider Europe.

Year Two
Viva Espana!, Frozen Planet and An Australian Adventure. We begin in Europe and move further afield to more continents in the world. During the year, the pupils explore these different continents and make comparisons between geographical features.

Year Three
Backpacking in the UK, Let’s Go Inter-railing and Life on the Edge – Extremes. The children being in the UK and then move to Europe, where they build on their knowledge gained in KS1. Pupils move further afield and learn about biomes and climate zones around the world.

Year Four
Fiesta in the South, Beyond the River and Mother Earth. Pupils further explore the continents, geographic features and climate zones considering biodiversity, human impact and economies.

Years Five
Seven Natural Wonders, the Great Barrier Reef and Africa. Children reflect on human impact of biodiversity and consider and compare trade and wealth distribution. We end the year by looking at all continents and the Seven Natural Wonders in the World.

Year Six
Asia, We Built this City. Children build on their skills and understanding to locate and draw comparisons as they explore Asia. Through their Curriculum unit ‘We Built This City,’ our Year Six children closely study geography in our local area. Linked to this, they complete a geographical study of the local area using fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present human and physical features through a range of methods such as sketch maps, graphs and digital technology.