Geography 

Our Geography Intent

The study of geography is about more than just memorizing places on a map. It's about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exists across continents. And in the end, it's about using all that knowledge to help bridge divides and bring people together.

Barack Obama

At St James we aim to ensure that children have a deep-rooted understanding of their local area, which is then broadened to understand their sense of place within the wider world.

We acknowledge that children need to revisit and systematically build on their locational knowledge year on year. This recognises the fact that for many of our children, school is the main source of this knowledge.

We aim to ensure that children retain and build on their locational knowledge, with all year groups reviewing the locational knowledge required for that year and all preceding years at the start of learning linked to Geography.

At St James we widen the children’s experiences of the world using technology to view the world through a different lens and we celebrate the cultural diversity within the school to enable the students to be global citizens.

Through quality field trips and studies, the children of St James will fuel the need to learn and enquire beyond their own locality and have access to rich, first-hand experiences.

We acknowledge that our children need to revisit and systematically build on their mapping knowledge through exposure to quality resources and that our children need to revisit and systematically build on their Geographical vocabulary and skills. 

Year 2 Fieldwork - Why is our world wonderful?

Geography

 

Year 3 Fieldwork - Are all settlements the same?

 

Year 2 - What is it like to live by the coast?

Fieldwork trip to Minehead

 

Year 1 - What is it like here?

Mapping and fieldwork around school

 

At St James Church School we access our learning for Geography from EYFS to Year 6.

• To view the knowledge and skills progression for KS1 and KS2, click here: /Geography_Knowledge_and_Skills_Progression.pdf

• To view the knowledge and skills progression for EYFS, click here: /docs/EYFS_Geography_Progression.pdf

Useful Websites

• BBC Bitesize Games and videos for KS1

• BBC Bitesize Games and videos for KS

• Ordnance Survey Map Colouring in

• Minecraft Use these starter kits, each with lessons, downloadable worlds, and tutorials in core school subjects.

• Jurassic Coast Activities and home learning opportunities.

• Geology Blog Plenty of fun geology based activities

• Wildlife Aid Foundation Simple thing we can all do to protect our world.

• Dynamic Earth Fun and fascinating activities and videos.