Intent:

We provide structured and well sequenced lessons to ensure all necessary knowledge and skills have been covered to meet the requirements of the national curriculum. Our unit content allows for a broader, deeper understanding of the four areas of geography identified in the curriculum which are: Locational knowledge, Place Knowledge, Human and Physical Geography and Geographical Skills and Fieldwork. It also develops contextual knowledge of the location of globally significant places and understanding of the processes that give rise to key physical and human geographical features of the world, along with how they bring about variation and change over time. We intend to develop children’s curiosity and a fascination of the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Geography gives us the ability to equip our children with knowledge of diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments as per our curriculum intent. The curriculum offers a range of opportunities for investigating places around the world as well as physical and human processes. The lessons are intended to improve children’s geographical vocabulary, map skills and geographical facts and provide opportunities for consolidation, challenge and variety to ensure interest and progress in the subject.

Implementation:

Delivered through our four-part lesson sequence, and well balanced topic coverage, Binbrook’s geography curriculum is designed to progress through 4 main areas: Locational knowledge, Place Knowledge, Human & Physical Geography and Geographical Skills and Fieldwork.

1. Locational Knowledge

At KS1 pupils are taught to:

•         name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans;

Understanding the World (People and Communities): Children know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions Understanding the World (The World): Children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another.

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

At KS2 pupils are taught to:

•         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;

•         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;

•         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).

 

2.    Place Knowledge

At KS1 pupils are taught to:

•         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.

At Ks2 pupils are taught to:

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, and a region within North or South America.

 

3.    Human and Physical Geography

At Ks1 pupils are taught to:

•         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;

•         use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:

• key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean,   river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather;
•  key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port,   harbour and shop.

At Ks2 pupils are taught to:

•         describe and understand key aspects of:

-   physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle;

-   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.

 

4.    Geographical Skills and Fieldwork

At Ks1 pupils should be taught to:

•         use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage;

•         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

At Ks2 pupils should be taught to:

•         use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied;

•         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;

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.

 

Through revisiting and consolidating geographical skills and knowledge, Geography at Binbrook, helps children build on prior knowledge alongside introducing new skills and challenges. All children expand on their skills in local knowledge, place knowledge, human and physical geography, geographical skills and fieldwork. Across both key stages, children have a range of opportunities to experience geography through practical engaging tasks beyond the classroom. Key words are also highlighted in each unit and important knowledge is provide on knowledge organisers, to be used by children to deepen their geographical knowledge.

 

Impact:

All children will use geographical vocabulary accurately and understand the different strands of geography, with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. Children will begin to make relevant links from geography to other curriculum subjects, such as history and science. They will improve their enquiry skills and inquisitiveness about the world around them, and their impact on the world. All children will realise that they have choices to make in the world, developing a positive commitment to the environment and the future of the planet. Children will become competent in collecting, analysing and communicating a range of data gathered. They will be able to interpret a range of sources of geographical information and they will communicate geographical information in a variety of ways. All children in the school will be able to speak confidently about their geography learning, skills and knowledge.

 

 

	Binbrook Geography Progression map	[pdf 663KB]
	The Class Hedgehogs FS2 Geographer	[pdf 484KB]
	The Class Rabbits y1&2 Geographer	[pdf 475KB]
	The Class Badgers y3&4 Geographer	[pdf 476KB]
	The Class Foxes y5&6 Geographer	[pdf 467KB]