Please click on the link to view this document in more detail - Geography Curriculum Rationale
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This is Me! Where we live and what it’s like in Thurlby; jobs that people do Map skills |
Let’s Celebrate Different cultures and beliefs; similarities and differences between life in other countries Locational knowledge; place knowledge; |
Walk with Me Environments of the world; cold weather; the North and South Poles; world maps Locational knowledge; place knowledge; human, physical and environmental |
Let’s be Healthy Different places in the community; reading simple maps. Map skills |
It’s a Wonderful World Exploring the natural world in our area Map skills; human, physical and environmental |
Are we nearly there yet?
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Year 1 |
All About Thurlby Reading maps of the local area; identifying physical and human features and local area fieldwork Locational knowledge; fieldwork; place knowledge |
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What makes Britain great? The countries of the UK, capitals and seas; human and physical features of the UK and London. Locational knowledge; place knowledge; human, physical and environmental; map skills |
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The World At Our Feet Comparison of life in Lincolnshire and life in regions of Kenya. Locational knowledge; place knowledge; human, physical and environmental; |
All at Sea! The seas of the UK; Physical and human features of the coast; Locational knowledge; human, physical and environmental; |
Year 2 |
Location, Location Visit to Rockingham Castle Using maps to recognise human and physical features, draw simple maps with a key Locational knowledge; map skills |
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Farm to Fork Comparison of life in Thurlby/Bourne to life in regions of China. Locational knowledge; place knowledge; human, physical and environmental; |
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Forest Rangers Hot and cold places of the world; features of forests in the UK and the Amazon rainforest Locational knowledge; place knowledge; human, physical and environmental; map skills |
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Year 3 |
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Solid as a Rock! Volcanoes and earthquakes, their locations, formation and impact on humans Locational knowledge; human, physical and environmental; |
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Fieldwork in Thurlby Asking and answering fieldwork enquiries: making observations, collecting data, concluding, and presenting data. fieldwork; place knowledge; |
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Europe Locating countries, understanding the different climate and landscapes of Europe. Comparison of life in the UK and a region in Spain. Locational knowledge; place knowledge; human, physical and environmental; |
Year 4 |
The UK Physical and human features of the UK, types of settlements, rural and urban areas. Locational knowledge; map skills; |
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Diverse Earth climate zones, the vegetation belt, and biomes of the world human, physical and environmental; map skills |
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Mapping the local area Drawing and interpreting different maps, understanding symbols and plotting a route; geographical enquiry in the local area. Locational knowledge; map skills; fieldwork; |
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Year 5 |
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Thurlby, then and now. Land use of Thurlby and physical and human features that have changed over time, for example Victorian railway. fieldwork; place knowledge; map skills |
North America Countries, biomes, and physical features of North America. Study of a region in North America Locational knowledge; place knowledge; human, physical and environmental; map skills |
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Resourceful Rainforest South America; comparison of the Amazon rainforest to regions of the UK; the human and physical features of a rainforest; types of settlements and land use, resources found in the rainforest. place knowledge; human, physical and environmental |
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Year 6 |
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Trade and Resources Global trade, natural resources and energy. place knowledge, human, physical and environmental |
Misty Mountains and Winding Rivers Location of major mountains and rivers of the world and the UK; types of mountains; erosion; parts of a river and the water cycle. Coastal study of Aylmerton. Locational knowledge; human, physical and environmental; fieldwork; map skills |
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