Little Hoole Primary School

Geography

Our Geography Subject Champion: Mrs. Telford

INTENT FOR GEOGRAPHY AT LITTLE HOOLE PRIMARY SCHOOL

At Little Hoole, we want our children to have a curiosity and fascination of the world and its people that will remain with them throughout their lives.

Through our Geography curriculum, we want to prepare them with the knowledge, skills and understanding to make sense of their world and to face the challenges that will shape our societies and environments at local, national and global scales.

We aim to deliver the curriculum using a rich and multi-faceted approach. A wide range of visual resources and practical activities are used in order to spark awe and wonder for the subject. Geographical breadth of study is delivered through classroom-based teaching, as well as field trips guest speakers, local walks, and home-learning projects.

We want our children to be inquisitive, questioning learners. We will provide opportunities for them to undertake enquiry based learning, and develop skills using local fieldwork trips to enhance their experiences.

At Little Hoole we also aim to ensure that the children are aware of current affairs in relation to their local area, and on a national and global scale. We intend to develop a keen sense of awareness and pride in where they live and to encourage the children to engage in changes and aspects of life in Lancashire.

We aim to inspire pupils to become global citizens by exploring their own place in the world, their responsibilities to the environment and the sustainability of the planet.

Additionally, it is our intent that there is visible progression throughout the school years by building upon prior knowledge and skills while learning new ones and developing these further. Children revisit topics and threshold concepts within phases to deepen and embed their learning.

Our Geography Subject Overview

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Reception

In Reception the curriculum is based on an active learning approach that allows children to explore and develop their skills through continuous provision.

Early Learning Goals:

Understanding the World - Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons.
Understanding the World - Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries
Understanding the World - Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants.
Understanding the World - Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments.

Across the course of the year, the skills they will learn are:

Draw information from a simple map
Recognise and explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries using knowledge from stories, texts and when appropriate maps

Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps
Explore the natural world around them

Recognise that some environments that are different to the one in which they live
Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them including seasons.

Year 1

Describing Maps of the World (Basic)

The United Kingdom (Basic)

Continents and Oceans - (Basic)

Year 2

Describing Maps of the World (Advanced and Deep

The United Kingdom (Advancing and Deep)

Continents and Oceans - (Advancing/Deep)

Year 3

Landscapes (Rivers, Mountains UK)

Transportation and Trade - Basic

Earthquakes, Volcanoes and the Water Cycle - Basic