Geography 2019-2021
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Geography 2019-2021 School Drivers 21st Century citizen Independent learners Healthy Living Multicultural Awareness Solve Problems Healthy Eating Understanding of the Wider World. Creative and Curious Healthy Relationships British Values Think critically Outdoor Learning Sense of Community Rights and Responsibilities. Geography Cycle A- 2019/2020 Cycle B-2020/2021 EYFS Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons – Forest School Sessions Seasons observed across the year. The Natural World. Explore the natural world around them, including their own People Culture and Communities Describe their immediate environment and explore the local area, making observations and drawing pictures of Explore some similarities and differences between life in this natural world around them. plants and animals. country and life in other countries, (Africa/Follow children’s interest in countries) Core learning: Core learning: Explore the natural world around them, making Describe some features of own local area. Core learning: observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants. Know some similarities and differences between the natural Understand some important processes and changes in the natural Know some similarities and differences between the world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on world around them, including the seasons and changing states of natural world around them and contrasting environments, their experiences and what has been read in class. matter. drawing on their experiences and what has been read in Understand some important processes and changes in the That in Summer the weather is hotter. class. natural world around them, including the seasons and To understand that there are different environments to our Describe their immediate environment using knowledge changing states of matter. village/local area. from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and Talk about the features of other localities. maps. Vocabulary: Name some animals you would find in other localities. Understand some important processes and changes in the Shops, village, road, school, ASDA, house, home, street, map, natural world around them, including the seasons and town, city, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, Durham, England, Vocabulary: changing states of matter. Scotland, Ireland, Wales, seasons, Spring, weather words, Summer, hot, sunshine, sun burn, holiday, ice cream, aeroplane, sheep, lambs, chicks caravan, hotel, camping, beach, town, cliff, rocks, seaside, Vocabulary: rockpool, pier, crab, shell, lion, giraffe, zebra, elephant, snake, Our school/Our garden; animals; plants; trees; seeds; nuts, crocodile etc seasons, Autumn; Winter, weather words; positional language Y1 What is my place like? What can I find? What is my country like? My Geography Home and School Me and my corner of the world. Local area. Focus: Fieldwork Me and my UK. UK countries, capitals and seas. Focus: map skills, Focus: Fieldwork and observational skills. Basic maps. Digi and observational skills, basic maps, Digi Maps, use and photograph use, basic atlas introduction, Digi Maps Maps labelling of photographs, geographical language. Core learning: Core learning: Core learning: Pupils need to know the location of the UK in general terms on a Develop simple knowledge about their locality. Pupils will What do we know about our corner of the world? Recap globe, world map and map of Europe. Pupils develop knowledge in develop basic locational knowledge related to their school prior learning about where in the world the school is, use overview of some of the key physical and human features of the and homes. Simple sorting of human and physical features Google Earth and then pause on map of the UK and take more UK. will be introduced as well as weather observation. time to locate the school. Introduce ‘North of England’ Pupils will develop knowledge of the names of the countries of Working like a geographer: use of geographical information What can we see from the air? the UK, their capital cities and the surrounding seas, identify from maps, atlases, globes etc Pupils will use aerial Use an aerial photograph, label the key features that can be these on a map and locate them on a simple messy map of the UK. photographs and maps to inform their investigation of the seen on the aerial photograph. These could be colour coded Pupils will develop knowledge about the key physical features of school, the grounds and the local area. human/ physical. the UK to include the surrounding seas. Pupils will develop Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to measure Discuss what shapes and colours pupils can see in the aerial knowledge about using a simple atlas to find information and and record features/processes in their school and the photograph. present findings on a map. grounds including the weather. Working like a geographer: Using a map to follow a route and Pupils will develop knowledge about some of the basic terms used adding to a basic map, making a map, collecting and labelling to describe the daily weather and how weather differs around Vocabulary: field photographs, simple surveying, making use of simple the UK on the same day. School, home, buildings, location, address, land, village, fieldwork information. Pupils will develop knowledge of the countries and capitals of the house, land use, town, city UK and their characteristics. Vocabulary: Pupils will develop knowledge of direction and some key towns in Near/far/left/right. Locality weather, plants, soil, village, their home region. Pupils will develop map use knowledge by using house, office, shop, settlement. a more detailed map. Vocabulary: Earth, ocean, sea, coast, land, continent, island, United Kingdom, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Capital city, London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin. North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, The Channel, Irish Sea. Direction, North, South, East, West. Forest, hill, river, weather, city, coast, country, capital. Y2 Why is my world wonderful? Wherever next? Holidays – where shall we go? Simple world Maps and features. Location and journeys. Focus: hot and cold places, continent, Place comparisons – geographical features. Focus: contrast area Focus: continent, oceans, mountains, rivers. oceans, North/South/East/West. Basic coordinates of UK and area of non-European country, e.g. UK Coast Basic coordinates (opportunities for fieldwork) and Kenyan safari Core learning: Core learning: Name and locate the world’s 7 continents and 5 oceans Core learning: Simple world maps and features Use simple compass directions – North, east, south & west Compare human similarities & differences with a non-European Basic coordinates city (number of people, ethnicity, religion, gender, age) Know what a continent, ocean, river and mountain look like Vocabulary: Compare physical similarities & differences with a non-European on a simple map Earth, poles, Equator, continent, ocean, climate, weather, city (climate, mountains, rivers) location, globe, physical feature, compass, North, South, Vocabulary: East, West Vocabulary: United Kingdom, North East, Middlesbrough, Saltburn Earth, poles, Equator, continent, ocean, climate, weather, Human feature: town, city, house, farm, shop, road Physical location, globe, physical feature, compass, North, South, East, feature: beach, sea, cliff, hill, vegetation, river, ocean West World Continent Location Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Compass points North, South, East, West Y3/4 A UK Discovery – is the UK the same everywhere? What can we discover about Europe? Places, features and What shapes my world? Focus: Physical geography - hills, coasts, rivers, farms, people. Focus: map work and atlas skills, inc Coordinates. Processes and key features shaping places and human industry, population. Map work and atlas skills, inc. Countries with their capital cities and other important cities, experiences Coordinates. Digi Maps Fieldwork opportunities. tourist attractions etc. Land use, key human features, and locations. Core learning: Core learning: Describe and understand the water cycle Identify and locate counties and cities of the UK Core learning: Focus: weather, water, tectonics, biomes and climate zones Locate and understand key physical features of County Locate key countries in Europe using map, atlases and globes Durham – River Wear, Heritage Coast Identify the Equator, latitude, longitude, Northern and Use 4/8 compass points to locate key places Southern Hemispheres Vocabulary: Describe and understand physical geography (mountains, Process, human, physical, climate, weather, ice, glacier, water, Vocabulary: rivers, coasts) water cycle, tectonic plates, biomes, climate zones, Earth’s crust, United Kingdom, capital. Country, county, region. biome, vegetation, soil. Landscape, relief, landmark. Physical – rivers, mountains, Vocabulary: hill climate, weather, vegetation. Climate change. Coastline, Biome, settlement, country, Europe, continent, river, granite, pebble, sandy, chalk, river, lake, peninsula. mountain, biome, vegetation, earthquake, volcano, fjord, Satellite image, symbol, grid reference, 4 figure grid dense/sparse. Population, trade, natural resource, city, references. landmark. Y3/4 B Local study of Kirk Merrington and surrounding area. What can we discover about Europe? Places, features and What can we discover about the world? Places, features and Focus: Fieldwork, land use, plans, maps. Digi Maps Compare people. Focus: key physical features, and locations.