Geography
Our rationale for geography can be found here.
The following units are taught each year:
Geography Long Term Plan – LFS to Y6 2020-2021
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Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
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LFS |
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Caring for the living environment Local Geography |
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Maps/directions |
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UFS |
Exploring the local environment (School and Leyburn) |
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Travelling to other places (Map work/direction) |
Hot & Cold (Countries) (Know that we live in England) |
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Year 1 |
Geographical skills & field work taught and then applied through maths, PE, Science & ICT
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Around Britain (4 countries of UK, capital cities, significant landmarks, UK Seas) |
Around the World (Continents & Oceans) |
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Year 2 |
Settlements (Villages, towns & cities) |
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World Geography (hot and cold places including comparing Brazil to Britain) |
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Year 3 |
Counties of England (Important human/physical landmarks) |
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The Yorkshire Dales (dale, moor, scaur, fell) |
Local Fieldwork (visit to Hawes) |
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Year 4 |
Northern Europe
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Rivers & Water Cycle (fieldwork) |
All Around the World (biomes, vegetation belts) |
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Year 5 |
Powerful Earth (volcanoes, mountains earthquakes) |
America (Compare N & S Rainforests) |
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Impact of Tourism on places (fieldwork) |
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Year 6 |
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Migration |
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Fairtrade – deforestation economic / trade links, distribution of resources |
Micro-adventure – planning a local walk
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Geography skills and fieldwork will be linked to other curriculum subjects throughout the year – e.g. maths, PE, ICT, history, science.
