Governors' Area

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Geography on a Page

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

EYFS

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?

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Farm to Fork

Comparison of life in Thurlby/Bourne to life in regions of China.

Locational knowledge; place knowledge; human, physical and environmental;

 

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

 

Year 3

 

Solid as a Rock!

Volcanoes and earthquakes, their locations, formation and impact on humans

Locational knowledge; human, physical and environmental;

 

Fieldwork in Thurlby

Asking and answering fieldwork enquiries: making observations, collecting data, concluding, and presenting data.

fieldwork; place knowledge;

 

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;

 

Diverse Earth

climate zones, the vegetation belt, and biomes of the world

human, physical and environmental; map skills

 

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;

Year 5

 

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

 

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

Year 6

 

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