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Content

Half-Term 1

Half-Term 2

Aut

Unit Overview

Our Local Area

Enquiry question: Where do we live?

• What are the key human features of our local area?
• What are the key physical features of our local area?
• Do we have more natural or man-made sounds in our local area?
• Why do people come to our local area?
• What types of houses are in our local area?
• What could we use maps for?
• How much green space is in our local area?

Use walks around the local area to complete observations.

The UK

Enquiry question: What is the UK like?

• Which countries are in the United Kingdom?
• What are the capital cities of the countries in the United Kingdom?
• What country and city do we live in?
• Where is Scotland? What are some key physical and human features of Scotland?
• Where is Wales? What are some key physical and human features of Wales?
• Where is Northern Ireland? What are some key physical and human features of Northern Ireland?
• What are the differences in physical and human features across England?

Use of maps to identify and locate the countries in the UK.

Big Ideas

• Locational knowledge; Place Knowledge; Human & Physical Features; The United Kingdom; Map skills

• Locational knowledge; Place Knowledge; Physical Features; Map skills

NC Link

• Geographical skills and fieldwork
• 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.
• 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.

Locational knowledge

• Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas.

Spr

Unit Overview

Our School

Enquiry question: What’s around our school?

• Where is our school?
• What are the key features of our school environment?
• What can we use the different areas in our school for?
• How can I use a map to plan a route?
• What are the possible ways people travel to school?

Use of OS Maps

UK Weather

Enquiry question: What is the UK’s weather like?

• What is weather? What is the weather like today?
• What is a season?
• What is the difference between the seasons?
• What are the different types of clouds?
• What weather is most likely if we have stratus clouds?
• How are we affected by extreme weather?
• What is the most frequent occurring weather in our local area?

Big Ideas

Place Knowledge; Physical and Human Features

Place Knowledge; Physical processes and impact; Climate

NC Link

Geographical skills and fieldwork

• 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.

• 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.

Human and physical geography

• 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.

Sum

Unit Overview

Extreme Climates

Enquiry question: What are hot and cold places on earth like?

• Where are the Polar regions?
• What are the Polar regions like?
• Why are the hottest places closest to the equator?
• What are deserts like?

Viewing the Earth

Enquiry question: What can we learn about the world?

• What can we learn about the world from a globe?
• How do we find out about the Earth?
• What does the Earth look like from space?
• What can we learn from photos of different places in the world?

Big Ideas

Locational Knowledge; UK & Global; Climate

Locational Knowledge; UK & Global; Climate

NC Link

Human and physical geography

• 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.

Locational knowledge

• Name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans.
• Name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas.