2016-2017 Autumn People and : 30-50 Show interest in the lives of people who are familiar to them. Shows interest in different occupations. Remembers and talks significant events in their own experience. Witchampton CofE First School Geography Curriculum Map EYFs Years 1 & 2 Years 3 & 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 People and All me: Maps of Roman : Geographical Empire: Locate 30-50 Know skills and the world s some of the fieldwork: Use countries, using simple fieldwork maps to focus on things that and observational Europe. To make them skills to study the describe and unique and talk geography of their understand key school and its aspects of grounds and the differences. key and geography Recognises features of including types of and describes its surrounding settlement and special times or environment. (Our land use. events for School) Understand how some of these family and aspects have friends. changed over 40-60 Enjoys time. joining in with family customs and routines. ELG children talk past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. Mapwork: To identify and label the continents of the world. To locate and label the world s seas and oceans To locate countries of the world and know to which continent they belong. To locate and label the world s seas and oceans To name and locate main counties and cities of the UK To name and locate the main and features of the UK (including main rivers, coasts, hills and mountains) To name and
Spring 30-50 comment and ask questions their world such as the place where they live or the natural world. Talk why things happen and how things work. ELG Talk features of their own environment and how environments might vary. similarities and differences in relation to places, They know difference between themselves and others and among families and traditions 30-50 Talk things they have observed such as plants, animals, natural and found objects. Develop an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time. 40-60 Look closely at similarities, difference, patterns and The UK: Locational knowledge: Name and locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding areas. Geographical skills and field work: Use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the UK Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and Rainforests: Locate the world s countries, using maps to focus on North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key and characteristics, countries and major cities. Identify latitude, longitude, Equator, N/S Hemisphere, tropics, Arctic/Antarctic locate the main and features of England To describe position and direction (grid references on local maps. Use 4 figure coordinates) To describe position and direction (Christmas compass directions) WWII countries: Locate the countries in Europe that were involved in the war.
objects, materials and living things. change. ELG Children know differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. basic and features. Circle. Time zones. Understand geographical differences through the study of and geography of a region of within South America. Summer 30-50 Shows care for living things and the environment. ELG they make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur and talk changes. ELG they make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur and talk changes. Holidays: Locational knowledge: Name and locate the world s seven continents and 5 oceans Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the UK and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to Describe and understand key aspects of geography including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts and eco systems within a rainforest. Rocks and fossils: Name and locate key topographical features of coasts of the United Kingdom, know how coastlines form and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. Egypt: Locate the world s countries, using maps focusing on Egypt. Identify key and characteristics, countries and major cities e.g. River Nile, Cairo, etc.
similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. Talk the features of their own immediate environment and how this may differ from one another.(the differences between going to school in Witchampton and other countries) People and ELG They know that other children don t always enjoy the same things and are sensitive to this. They know difference between themselves and others and the Equator and North and South Poles To use world maps, atlases and globes to identify as countries, continents and oceans studied. Describe and understand key aspects of geography including land use and the distribution of natural resources including food, minerals and water (eg. Irrigation of crops / flooding of the Nile).
2017-2018 Autumn People and : 30-50 Show interest in the lives of people who are familiar to them. Shows interest in different occupations. Remembers and talks significant events in their own experience. among families and traditions. People and : 30-50 Know some of the things that make them unique and talk differences. Recognises and describes special times or events for family and friends. 40-60 Enjoys joining in with family customs and routines. ELG children talk past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. They know difference
Spring 30-50 comment and ask questions their world such as the place where they live or the natural world. Talk why things happen and how things work. ELG Talk features of their own environment and how environments might vary. similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. between themselves and others and among families and traditions. 30-50 Talk things they have observed such as plants, animals, natural and found objects. Develop an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time. 40-60 Look closely at similarities, difference, patterns and change. ELG Children know differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. Imagination Islands: Human and geography: Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: key and features Geographical skills and field work: Devise a simple map Use and construct basic symbols in a key Scotland: To name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying and 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. To use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studies. To use the 8-points of a compass, 4- and 6-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the U.K. and the wider world. To understand geographical differences between a region of the United Kingdom (Scotland) and the local area (Witchampton) through the study of and geography.
Summer 30-50 Shows care for living things and the environment. ELG they make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur and talk changes. similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. ELG they make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur and talk changes. differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. Talk the features of their own immediate environment and how this may differ from one another.(the differences between going to school in Witchampton and other countries) People and ELG They know that other Safari: Kenya: Place knowledge: Understand geographical differences through studying the and geography of a small area of the UK and of a small area in a contrasting non- European country Geographical skills and fieldwork: Use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language to describe the location of features and routes on a map. The Journey of a River: Describe and understand the key aspects of geography by learning the formation and features of a river. Follow its journey to the sea, using maps, and discover the role of the water cycle. Locate the world s countries, using maps to focus on Europe and North and South America, concentrating on the characteristics and to learn the ten major world rivers. Use atlases and digital computer mapping to locate countries and describe the features studied. Identify key Greece: To locate the world s countries, using maps to focus on Europe concentrating on their environmental regions, key and characteristics, countries and major cities (focusing on Greece). Identify the positions and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night). Understand geographical
children don t always enjoy the same things and are sensitive to this. They know difference between themselves and others and among families and traditions. topographical features (including rivers) of the United Kingdom and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time. differences through the study of and geography of a region in a European country. Use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.