Nursery Geography Locational Knowledge Place Knowledge Human and Physical Geographical Skills and Geography Fieldwork L1 Notices detailed features of P1 Notices detailed features of H1 Comments and asks F1 Enjoys playing with small objects in their environment. objects in their environment. questions about aspects of their world models such as farm, a familiar world such as the place garage or a train track. where they live or the natural world. L2 Comments and asks P2 Can talk about some of the H2 Looks closely at similarities F2 Uses positional language. questions about aspects of things they have observed such and differences, patterns and familiar world such as where they as plants, animals, natural and change. live or natural world. found objects. Nursery Topic Coverage Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 Super Me! Celebrations Superheroes Down in the Woods Deep Blue Sea Julia Donaldson / Minibeasts L1, L2 L1, L2 L1, L2 L1, L2 L2 L2 P1 P1 P1, P2 P1, P2 H1, H2 H1, H2 H1 H1 H1, H2 H1, H2 F1 F1 F1 F1 F1, F2 F1, F2 Subject Specific Vocabulary Reginald Mitchell Reginald Mitchell Reginald Mitchell Reginald Mitchell Reginald Mitchell Reginald Mitchell Primary School, Primary School, Primary School, Primary School, Primary School, Primary School, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, England England England England England England Why, where, what, Why, where, what, Why, where, what, Why, where, what, Why, where, what, Why, where, what, how etc. how etc. how etc. how etc. how etc. how etc. Plants, trees, Plants, trees, Plants, trees, Plants, trees, House, home, park, House, home, park, bushes, flowers, bushes, flowers, bushes, flowers, bushes, flowers, school, shop, school, shop, grass, ground, wall, grass, ground, wall, grass, ground, wall, grass, ground, wall, nursery, road, map, nursery, road, map, conkers, acorns, conkers, acorns, conkers, acorns, conkers, acorns, weather, rainy, weather, rainy, leaves, animals, leaves, animals, leaves, animals, leaves, animals, sunny, cloudy, windy sunny, cloudy, windy birds, caterpillars, birds, caterpillars, birds, caterpillars, birds, caterpillars, bees, butterflies, bees, butterflies, bees, butterflies, bees, butterflies, Patterns, change, Patterns, change, bark, park, home, bark, park, home, bark, park, home, bark, park, home, same, different same, different school, shop, road school, shop, road school, shop, road school, shop, road Farm, garage, train, Farm, garage, train, House, home, park, House, home, park, House, home, park, House, home, park, track, shop, car, road track, shop, car, road school, shop, school, shop, school, shop, school, shop, nursery, road, map, nursery, road, map, nursery, road, map, nursery, road, map, weather, rainy, weather, rainy, weather, rainy, weather, rainy, sunny, cloudy, windy sunny, cloudy, windy sunny, cloudy, windy sunny, cloudy, windy Farm, garage, train, Farm, garage, train, Patterns, change, Patterns, change, track, shop, car, road track, shop, car, road same, different same, different Farm, garage, train, Farm, garage, train, track, shop, car, road track, shop, car, road Left, right, straight, Left, right, straight, bottom, top, outside, bottom, top, outside, in, down, inside, in, down, inside, under, behind, below under, behind, below I will know... - How to describe - How to describe - How to describe - How to describe - How to ask - How to ask different features of different features of different features of different features of questions about questions about objects e.g. smooth objects e.g. smooth objects e.g. smooth objects e.g. smooth where they live. where they live. leaves. leaves. leaves. leaves. - How to ask - How to ask - How to ask - How to ask - How to ask - How to ask questions about the questions about the questions about questions about questions about questions about natural world. natural world. where they live. where they live. where they live. where they live. - How to comment on - How to comment on their environment their environment - How to ask - How to ask - How to ask - How to ask using the correct using the correct questions about the questions about the questions about the questions about the vocabulary e.g. road, vocabulary e.g. road, natural world. natural world. natural world. natural world. park, tree etc. park, tree etc. - How to comment on - How to comment on - How to comment on - How to comment on - How to compare - How to compare their environment their environment their environment their environment two different objects. two different objects. using the correct using the correct using the correct using the correct - How to find and - How to find and vocabulary e.g. road, vocabulary e.g. road, vocabulary e.g. road, vocabulary e.g. road, create patterns in the create patterns in the park, tree etc. park, tree etc. park, tree etc. park, tree etc. natural world. natural world. - How to use the - How to use the - How to compare - How to compare - That the natural - That the natural correct vocabulary correct vocabulary two different objects. two different objects. world changes world changes when playing with when playing with - How to find and - How to find and depending on time of depending on time of small world play. small world play. create patterns in the create patterns in the day, year or weather. day, year or weather. natural world. natural world. - How to use the - How to use the - That the natural - That the natural correct vocabulary correct vocabulary world changes world changes when playing with when playing with depending on time of depending on time of small world play. small world play. day, year or weather. day, year or weather. - How to use the - How to use the correct vocabulary correct vocabulary when playing with when playing with small world play. small world play. - How to correctly - How to correctly use positional use positional language. language. Reception Geography Locational Knowledge Place Knowledge Human and Physical Geographical Skills and Geography Fieldwork L1 I can talk about similarities P1 I can talk about the features H1 To make observations of the F1 Children use everyday and differences in relation to of my own immediate environment and explain why language to talk about positions places, objects, materials and environment and how some things occur and talk about and distance to solve problems. living things. environments might vary from changes. one another. F2 Can describe their relative position such as behind or next to. Reception Topic Coverage Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 All About Me / Celebrations / Dinosaurs Growth & Change Under the Sea Fairy Tales Awesome Autumn Awesome Autumn L1 F1, F2 P1 H1 H1 P1 L1 H1 L1 P1 Subject Specific Vocabulary Reginald Mitchell Reginald Mitchell Big tree, small plant, Reginald Mitchell Big tree, small plant, Big tree, small plant, Primary School, Primary School, bright flower, brick Primary School, bright flower, brick bright flower, brick Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent, house, busy bus Stoke-on-Trent, house, busy bus house, busy bus Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, station, hot, cold, Kidsgrove, Butt Lane, station, hot, cold, station, hot, cold, England England windy, sunny, snowy, England windy, sunny, snowy, windy, sunny, snowy, cloudy, wet, dry cloudy, wet, dry cloudy, wet, dry Same, different, (e.g. Same, different, (e.g. Same, different, (e.g. park, street, house, park, street, house, Path, farm, office, park, street, house, Path, farm, office, shop, farm, beach) shop, farm, beach) school, sea, field, car shop, farm, beach) school, sea, field, car park, home, house, park, home, house, Behind the wall, next train station, bus Path, farm, office, train station, bus to, in front of, end, station, airport, cloud, school, sea, field, car station, airport, cloud, above, below the rain, snow, hail, wind, park, home, house, rain, snow, hail, wind, sign, under the table, storm, sun, sea, soil, train station, bus storm, sun, sea, soil, on, near, far, close spring, summer, station, airport, cloud, spring, summer, to, underneath, step autumn, winter rain, snow, hail, wind, autumn, winter forwards, step storm, sun, sea, soil, backwards, far away Patterns, change, spring, summer, Patterns, change, from, big, small, tall observe, explain, autumn, winter observe, explain, environment environment Patterns, change, observe, explain, environment I will know... - How to compare - How to compare - That different - How to compare - That different - That different two different objects two different objects environments will two different objects environments will environments will using the correct using the correct have different using the correct have different have different vocabulary. vocabulary. features (e.g. town, vocabulary. features (e.g. town, features (e.g. town, - How to compare - How to compare beach). - How to compare beach). beach). two different places two different places - How to use the two different places - How to use the - How to use the (e.g. school and (e.g. school and correct vocabulary to (e.g. school and correct vocabulary to correct vocabulary to home) using the home) using the talk about the home) using the talk about the talk about the correct vocabulary. correct vocabulary. different features of correct vocabulary. different features of different features of - How to use an environment. - How to use the an environment. - an environment. positional language - How to explain why correct vocabulary to How to explain why in the correct context. different things occur talk about the different things occur - How to use (e.g. rain, snow). different features of (e.g. rain, snow). positional language - That our an environment. - That our to guide people and environment changes - How to explain why environment changes objects. depending on the different things occur depending on the - How to use time of day, year or (e.g. rain, snow).