Geography
Intent
The Geography Curriculum at Winlaton West Lane Community Primary School inspires children’s curiosity and interest to explore the human and physical characteristics of world that we live in, igniting a love of learning, and thus giving them a broad, secure knowledge of the world around them. We equip children with the necessary geographical skills and vocabulary to develop their knowledge through studying places, people and natural and human environments, seeking to deepen the understanding of the Earth’s human and physical forms and processes. Geography is an investigative subject and wherever possible our teaching will be enhanced by real-life contexts including fieldwork as well as the use of computing and ICT. Children are enabled to use a wide range of our key curriculum skills to discover answers to their own questions through exploration and research to enable them to gain a greater understanding and knowledge of the world and their place in it.
Implementation
In order to foster children’s curiosity about the world, interest and creativity, we are enthusiastic about Geography and encourage children to explore and ask questions. At West Lane, geography is taught as a discrete subject across Key Stage 1 and 2, and teaching follows the guidance set out in the national curriculum. A progression of skills is introduced on a year-by-year basis to ensure that children have a solid basis for further learning, and is always done through a meaningful context and area of geographical study. Children are given the opportunity to develop their use of maps, atlases, online mapping, grid references and fieldwork across a range of contexts, and are encouraged to study individual cities, countries and continents as well as carrying out comparative studies of contrasting localities. Teachers are encouraged to consider opportunities available to use the school grounds and the local area for fieldwork to enable children to base learning on first hand experiences to enhance teaching and learning in Geography.
Impact
Children will develop the geographical knowledge and skills to help them explore, navigate and understand the world around them and their place in it. Children’s knowledge and skills develop progressively as they move through the school, not only to enable them to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum but to prepare them to become competent geographers in the next stages of their education and beyond. Children also become increasingly aware of human impact on key geographical processes – including climate change, conservation and recycling – and are encouraged to think of changes that could be made in our local community and beyond in order to make positive change for the future.
Year 1
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Our local area |
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Beside the seaside |
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Seasonal changes |
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Year 2
Year 3
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Year 3 |
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Tyne and Wear |
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Enough for everyone |
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Mountains |
DOWTK - Best Things To Do & Days Out In Lake District, Cumbria
The Lake District - Things to Do with Kids in the Lake District |
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Year 4
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Year 4 |
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Rivers |
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My changing area |
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Volcanoes and earthquakes |
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Year 5
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Year 5 |
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All around the world. |
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A European study – Greece |
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Land use and settlement |
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Year 6
Geography Topics