| Year group | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
| EYFS |
| Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them (countryside) and contrasting environments (cities), drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. | Recognise some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and (when appropriate) maps. |
Year 1 • make first hand observations • collect • analyse • communicate • know, apply, and understand | My World Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment. | Build it High! Significant buildings in the UK Key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop | I live in the United Kingdom Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas (British Values) |
Year 2
• make first hand observations • collect • analyse • communicate • know, apply, and understand | Our Locality Criftins/Cockshutt & Ellesmere (Heritage) Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map. Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key |
Contrasting Locality- INDIA Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country. Significant buildings/ landmarks. | Our World Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles |
Year 3
• broaden understanding of the world • observe • measure • record • present • use geographical language confidently | Our World locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities Major landmarks worldwide are to be recognised. | Physical Geography of a Place Modern Day Greece Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country. | Why travel abroad? Travel, Tourism & Leisure Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. |
Year 4
broaden understanding of the world • observe • measure • record • present • use geographical language confidently | Local Settlement & Land Use Oswestry an historic settlement Name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. Specific study on Shropshire. | Why is the Thames so important in London? Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world | The Water Cycle Describe and understand the key aspects. name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. |
Year 5
• broaden understanding of the world • observe • measure • record • present • use geographical language confidently | OUR WONDERFUL WORLD – a place of awe and wonder! AFRICA Identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night). Physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers and mountains. Bituyu Kenya – our Twin School | Local Settlement & Land Use Why are there so many castles where we live? Human geography, including: types of settlement and land use. Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies. Use ordinance survey maps to build knowledge of the UK and the wider world. Use four figure grid references. | South America – The Rain Forest – comparative study (Biomes) Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, and a region within South America. Compare the amazon river, to a river in our locality e.g. the River Severn, the River Clywedog |
Year 6
• broaden understanding of the world • observe • measure • record • present • use geographical language confidently | My Extreme World Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied. Build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world. Human and physical Geography – describe and understand key aspects of climate zones, vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes. Compare and contrast weather patterns. Study wild weather and current world news. | Creating Maps Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies. | Using Maps to Navigate Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied Research, plan and undertake a challenging hill walk. Use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies. Use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordinance Survey maps)
Plan and map out a walk for younger pupils in the local area. |