This morning in Year 5, the children found out they were going to be writing a non-chronological report in their English lessons over the next couple of weeks. The report will be about rivers; which the children learnt all about last half term. The children were very...
Geography
How old are buildings in the Teams?
In Geography over the past couple of weeks, we have learnt about the different buildings in the Teams and their ages. We have looked at old and recent maps to compare similarities and differences and then enjoyed a walk around our local area to carry out a fieldwork...
Rivers
In Geography this half term, we are learning about Rivers. Last week, we answered the question; ‘Where are the world’s major rivers?’ We used atlases and google earth to find these rivers and learnt that lots of these major rivers are found in the continent of Asia....
Our Local Area
In geography this half term, Year 3 are learning about their local area. The children have developed an understanding of how our local area fits into the wider world. They know that; our town is Gateshead, our region is the North East, our country is England and our...
Geography – How does Gateshead Town Centre meet the needs of people who live here?
In Geography this afternoon, we revisited the different needs that people, families and communities have such as employment, education and shelter. We enjoyed a walk to Gateshead town centre to carry out a fieldwork study to investigate how our local area meets the...
Where do we find Volcanoes?
Year 4 have been learning about plate tectonics in Geography. Having identified the location of the plates and their boundaries, the children were challenged with locating some famous volcanoes around the world. Using Google Maps and the Internet, the children were...