Geography should inspire and fascinate children about the world in which they live. The primary curriculum provides children with knowledge and understanding about places, people, different environments and physical and human processes.

Children should be able use a range of geographical skills such as:

Collecting data through fieldwork
Analysing and presenting this data
Interpreting maps, diagrams, globes and digital systems

In Key Stage 1, pupils will be taught:

To name and locate the continents and oceans
To name and locate capital cities in the UK
To make comparisons between different places
To identify seasons and weather and link this to the North and South Poles.

In Key Stage 2, pupils will be taught:

To locate countries and major cities in different continents
To name and locate counties and cities of the UK
To know the hemispheres, tropics, circles and time zones of the world
To understand differences in human and physical geography between places
To use maps, atlases, globes and digital mapping effectively

Useful links

National Geographic for Kids - https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

Google Earth - https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earth/

BBC Bitesize EY - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zwr8mp3

BBC BItesize KS1 – https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zcdqxnb

BBC Bitesize KS2 - https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zbkw2hv

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