Geography Curriculum Overview
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn | Locality (linked to reading curriculum) | Chiswick Geography | Villages, Towns and Cities | Rivers | Slums | Local Fieldwork |
| Spring | Environment (linked to reading curriculum) | Hot and cold places | Mountains, Volcanoes & Earthquakes | Migration | Biomes | Population |
| Summer | Weather and Fieldwork | Comparing Countries of the UK | Water and Weather | Natural Resources | Energy and Sustainability | Globalisation |
Intent
The William Hogarth geography curriculum connects children to their environment and the wider world. It teaches them about both physical and human geography: where cities, countries and continents are located; why rivers flow; how seasons change; and how populations grow and move. Children learn to question how and why people have migrated and how natural resources have been used over time.
Children are global citizens and have a key role in understanding the impact humans have had on the natural environment over time. We want children to deepen their understanding and make connections, ask difficult questions and articulate their opinions. Children will understand that they are the agents of change and the decisions they make now and in the future will ensure the security of the planet.
Implementation
William Hogarth Geographers receive a well-rounded curriculum that develops key skills and makes them excellent geographical decision makers. They learn how to communicate ideas and solutions; make reasoned arguments; manage needs or points of view and evaluate different opinions. Our enquiry based humanities curriculum enables children to build on previous knowledge and provokes curiosity. As children learn more they can debate more and offer solutions that are based on opinion and evidence.
Key Stage 1 children begin to develop the skills and language needed in order to make sense of their locality, the United Kingdom and the world. They experience and observe first-hand seasonal changes and the area in which they live, enabling them to make connections to weather patterns across the world and understand geographical similarities and differences between where they live and the countryside. Children are introduced to geographical skills and fieldwork such as using maps and atlases. They leave Year 1 with a secure base knowledge on which to build on in Key Stage 2.
Key Stage 2 children extend their knowledge and understanding from Key Stage 1 and look at a range of different geographical locations and features. Locational knowledge, place knowledge, human and physical geography and geographical skills and fieldwork underpin the geography curriculum enabling children to deepen their knowledge and make informed observations. They will observe, measure and record using a range of methods that inform discussions. Children will be able to present their ideas to each other and revisit concepts before answering an enquiry question within each unit of work.
Impact
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