Geography
Through the study of geography, our pupils will have an understanding of the human and physical features of their local area and the wider world. They will be able to identify and name the countries and continents of the world, where to locate them and know how to care for it. They will develop a curiosity and fascination about the world and its environments, an understanding of different cultures and an interest and understanding of diverse places and people, alongside key physical and human processes.
Children will learn subject specific vocabulary relating to their year group, this can be accessed by clicking on this document:
Year One: Washington Wetlands
Year One had a fantastic day exploring the outdoors. Prior to our visit, we read Ava’s Destiny. A story of a half bird, half girl magical being that makes lots of good choices in protecting the environment . Year One were shocked to met Ava in Washington. They helped...
Grid References
In geography, Year 4 have been learning about four figure grid references. The children learnt and understood the phrase 'along the corridor and up the stairs' to help them interpret grid references as well as identify the grid reference to read a map. The children...
Using Digimaps
This week in geography, Year 4 used Digimaps to not only locate the three peaks - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon but to measure the distance between them. This was tricky using an iPad but the children persevered and were able to accurately measure the distance...
Year One: Northumberland Zoo
Year One had a wonderful time at Northumberland Zoo.They met so many animals from capybaras to snow leopards.We were lucky enough to walk in the wallabies’ enclosure.
Antarctica Weather Forecast
In geography, Year 3 have been learning about the different climate zones around the world and the weather conditions found here. Having studied life in a tropical climate zone and a temperate climate zone, the children were challenged to research the weather...
Oracy in Geography
This half term, we are learning about the different climate zones around the world. Having located the different climate zones on a world map, last week the children discovered what the weather conditions were like in a tropical and temperate climate zone. The...
Preparing to write a Non-Chronological Report
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...
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...