Geography

Geography teaches an understanding of places and environments. Children learn about their local area, and they compare their life in this area with that in other regions in the United Kingdom and wider world. They learn how to draw and interpret maps, and they develop the skills of research, investigation, analysis and problem-solving. Through their growing knowledge and understanding of human geography, children gain an appreciation of life in other cultures. Geography teaching also motivates children to find out about the physical world, and enables them to recognise the importance of sustainable development for the future of mankind.

Geography Spring 1 2024

This half term in geography we are learning about London, the UK, the continents of the world and oceans.

Sticky sentences

We have 3 sentences that we would like the children to learn and recall at the end of this half term.

Our sticky sentences are-

London is the capital city of England.       

There are 4 countries that are part of the United Kingdom. These are England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

There are 7 continents of the world and 5 oceans

We will start the half term by looking at the capital city of London. We will use maps to locate London and find out about what London looks like. We will learn about some of the famous landmarks. We will then focus on identifying the 4 countries of the United Kingdom and its cities. We finish this geography block looking at the 7 continents of the world and the 5 oceans.

Here is a video link we use in school to help the children remember the continents and oceans of the world.

Geography Autumn 1 Sept 2023

This half term in geography we are learning about maps and symbols. We will also learn about physical and human features.

Sticky sentences

We have 3 sentences that we would like the children to learn and recall at the end of this half term.

Our sticky sentences are-

We use maps to help plan routes from one place to another. 

Symbols help us recognise features on maps. 

Geographers study the physical and human features of a place 

We will start the half term by looking at our immediate environment starting with the classroom followed by forest school and then the local area of Brinsworth. We will learn about maps and why we use them and create different maps of these places.

Geography Summer 1 June 2023

This half term in geography we are learning about a small area of Peru. We will compare this to where we live. We will continue to learn about physical and human features.

Sticky sentences

We have 3 sentences that we would like the children to learn and recall at the end of this half term.

Peru is a country in South America.

Iquitos is a city near the Amazon rainforest.

Belen is a floating village.

We will begin by locating Peru on a map and discussing what we can see on Google Earth as well as other maps and globes. We will share photos and videos about Peru and talk about some of the features. We will then focus on a small area of Peru and compare this to where we live.

Cycle 2 Spring

In the spring we have been learning about continents and oceans. We started our topic by sharing the story The Snail and the Whale and discussed the physical and human features of the story. We made a lovely spot tray and labelled the features.

The children have enjoyed using globes and atlases to explore the 7 continents of the world. We used a super video clip to help us remember them.

The children also used globes and atlases to find out about the 5 oceans of the world. Click on the video link below to watch the clip we used in the classroom.