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From the moment we are born, it is our instinct to begin to explore our world around us with all our senses. At Primrose Lane we feel it is important to nurture and encourage that natural curiosity, to shape and direct it to turn the children into inquisitive, questioning learners who look closely at the world around them and begin to be able to interpret what they see. As a whole school we look at countries around the world and learn about the similarities and differences between British culture and others. In Little Learners and Red Class (Reception), Geography comes under the curriculum area of ‘Understanding the World,’ providing links with science and history. We encourage the children to explore our outdoor area and investigate the plants and animals that we find there – we draw them, label them, research them, make homes for them and follow the children’s interests in learning more about them. We introduce the beginnings of map work, encouraging children to look closely at what they see and to draw it accurately. At Primrose Lane we also aim to instil in children a sense of environmental responsibility and encourage them to understand environmental issues at a local and global level. We have an Eco-Club who are beginning to look at important areas such as our energy efficiency and reducing litter around the school. Running through all of our Geography work at Primrose Lane is the idea that we are motivating and inspiring our children to find out about their world, both physical and human, so that they can take an active part in contributing to and protecting this world as they grow up. |
| Locational Knowledge | |
| Name and Locate | Identify Characteristics |
| Place Knowledge | |
| Understanding Similarities and differences | |
| Human and Physical Geography | |
| Use vocabulary to desribe physical features and human features | |
| Geographical Skills and Fieldwork | |
| To be able to use maps, atlases and globes | To use compass directions |
| To use aerial photographs | To use observational skills, measure and record |
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
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Our School and Grounds Countries of the UK and capital cities Weather |
Non-European Country Seaside |
Yeovil Study – fieldwork The UK -locational knowledge, counties and cities and land use |
SW England (UK region) Rivers All Around the World (locational knowledge) and land use |
Greece Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Mountains Land Use |
The Americas Trade and Economics and land use |
