Geography
Geography websites
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| National Geographic Kids | Duckster Geography | BBC Geography Bitesize KS2 | Online Geography Resources | Tips to becoming a better geographer | Geography resources for Furzedown teachers. |
(These websites are not under our control, we have no control over the nature, content and availability of these sites.) Geography
Policy
Geography Yearly plan
| Nurs/Rec | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
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| Autumn/Spring | ||||||
| Study of School building | Countries and capitals of UK | Countries and capitals of UK | Locate and name the countries making up the British Isles, with their capital cities. | Locate and name the main counties and cities in/around London. | Locate and name the main counties and cities in England. Compare 2 different regions in UK rural/urban. | Name and locate the key UK topographical features including coast, features of erosion, hills, mountains and rivers. |
| Weather diary | Continent study – Africa. Weather diary | Name 7 continents and 5 oceans. Continent study - Asia | North America and key features of volcanoes. | South America Key features rainforests and rivers. | Continent – Western Europe. Key features of earthquakes. | Continental study – Key features mountains and coastlines. |
| REC – Antarctica and Arctic | Compare/contrast small area of both UK and Africa | Compare/contrast small area of both UK and Asia | Compare/contrast small area of both UK and North America | Compare/contrast small area of both UK and South America | Compare/contrast small area of both UK and Western Europe | Compare/contrast small area of UK and Eastern Europe |
| Weather diary | Develop mapping skills | Develop mapping skills | Develop mapping skills | Mapping - compass points | Mapping – OS maps | Mapping – 8 point compass OS grid reference |
| Local study | Woodland visit | Western Riverside | Visit - Thames Explorer Trust | Sewage Treatment Works | Visit – Box Hill The Crystal - sustainable living |
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| Summer | ||||||
| World continents and oceans– identify hot and cold places. | Local study – buildings in the local area | Local study – Shops in the local area | Local study – Environment in the local area | Local study – amenities for different age groups | Local study - Pollution study near our school | Local study – how to bring about changes to facilities in our local area |
| Revisit weather diary | Creating local area maps | Creating local area maps | Creating local area maps | Mapping – compass points. | Use graphs to present findings of local study fieldwork. | Use ICT to enhance learning and present finding. |
| REC – Local study – safe places to cross | Wandle Trust | Wetlands | Sustainability issues | Sustainability issues | Awareness of current global issues. | Awareness of current global issues. |
| Creating simple maps | Comparing city and village | Visit to an organicfarm | Beach visit | Visit – rural village e.g. Godstone Residential | Visit – School journey Geo-caching |