‘The study of geography is about more than just memorising places on a map. It’s about understanding the complexity of our world.’ – Barak Obama
We are curious and passionate geographers who learn about our locality, the country in which we live and the wider world. As we pass through school, we gain a greater understanding of the natural environments on earth and our place within it through both exploration and research. We develop a strong social conscience through our experiences of geography which allow us to truly realise the importance of living sustainable lives. To find out about the geography we learn in each year group, click on our long term plan below.
Year 1
We have been giving each other directions and counting how many steps it is from the pond back to our classroom #y1geography
We made a plan of Tickton in the hall using crates and objects. We labelled the human and physical features #y1geography
We can tell you which are the human features and which are the physical features of Tickton. We used a map of Tickton on our walk #y1geography
Year 2
Class 2 have been looking at how Tickton has changed and grown over time. They noticed that a lot of trees have been cut down to make way for homes so they carried out a tree survey about those still in our school grounds. 🌳🌲#y2geography #y2history #y2sustainability
Class 2 have been practising their navigating skills during orienteering this afternoon. #y2geography
Are the school grounds a good place for wildlife to live? Class 2 have been finding out and using tally charts and block graphs to record their results. 📊#y2geography
Class 2 went on a village walk this morning. They were taking photos of important human and physical features that they need to put onto their own maps of Main Street. 📍🗺 #y2geography
Class 2 have been creating sketch maps of our school. They’ve also been checking them against an aerial photograph. 🗺📍#y2geography
Year 3
#y3geography We have created field sketches in our pond area this afternoon! We had to think carefully about the scale and add annotation and direction 🧭 ✏️
#y3geography We have been on a village walk this afternoon to create a map of our local community 🏡
#y3geography Fieldwork in action! We have been collecting data today based on our enquiry question- ‘When is Main Street busiest?’ 🚗 🚙 ☔️
Year 4
Year 6
Class 6 have designed their own sustainable cities - inspired by work we’ve done in our Geography and Computing lessons #y6geography #y6computing
Class 6 are creating websites to share information about sustainability #y6computing #y6geography
Class 6 have been working out the distance from one place to another, on an OS map, by using the scale 🗺 #y6geography
