Geography
Subject Intent
To increase pupils’ prospects by:
Enabling them to effectively think like a geographer and gain age appropriate knowledge, skills and understanding of Geography.
· To develop critical thinking about the world around them and equip them to make their own way in it.
· To be confident to act as agents of change, taking responsibilities for a future world that will one day be in their hands.
· To be excited and curious about the world around them.
· To gain geographic knowledge about the location of places within our world.
· To develop knowledge of human and physical features of the world and understand the processes that affect them.
· To understand how geographical knowledge can contribute to caring for and preserving the environment.
· To use their geographical knowledge to understand the importance of a sustainable future.
· To develop an understanding of the weather and climate within our world.
· To develop their geographical skills for reading and understanding a map.
· To work practically through fieldwork studies.
· To use locational language and express views about the world around us.
Key Documents
2. Curriculum Progression Geography
3. Long Term Planning
Autumn Term 2 (Nov - Dec) GEOGRAPHY | Spring Term 2 (Mar - Apr) GEOGRAPHY | Summer Term 2 (June - July) GEOGRAPHY |
Y6 - Local Fieldwork | Y6 - Population | Y6 - Globalisation |
Y5 - Slums | Y5 - Earth's Biomes | Y5 - Energy, Sustainability and Natural Resources |
Y4 - Rivers | Y4 - Migration | Y4 - Europe |
Y3 - Villages, Towns and Cities | Y3 - Mountains, Volcanoes and Earthquakes | Y3 - Water, Weather and Climate |
Y2 - The United Kingdom | Y2 - Gloucester and Lagos | Y2 - Oceans and Seas |
Y1 - Whatever the Weather | Y1 - All Around the World - Continents | |
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4. Knowledge Organisers
Autumn Term 2 (Nov - Dec) GEOGRAPHY | Spring Term 2 (Mar - Apr) GEOGRAPHY | Summer Term 2 (June - July) GEOGRAPHY |
Y6 Local Fieldwork KO (Geography) | Y6 Population KO (Geography) | Y6 Globalisation KO (Geography) |
Y5 Slums KO (Geography) | Y5 Biomes KO (Geography) | Y5 Energy & Sustainability KO (Geography) |
Y4 Migration KO (Geography) | Y4 Europe KO (Geography) | |
Y3 Mountains KO (Geography) | Y3 Water, Weather and Climate KO (Geography) | |
Y2 The United Kingdom KO (Geography) | Y2 Oceans and Seas KO (Geography) | |
Y1 The Local Area KO (Geography) | Y1 Weather KO (Geography) | Y1 Continents KO (Geography) |