Subject: GEOGRAPHY
A1
A2
F.S.
Y1
Me and my world
– Ecclesfield
what makes me
special/my
environment
Coastal regions/
local / capital
cities/seas
around the world
Night and Daywhen is it night
and day across the
world (time)
Can they name
some of the main
towns and cities
in the United
Kingdom?
Naming key
features
associated with
the seaside.
Where did the
dinosaurs live?
Naming parts of
the world
Y2
Changing localities
Similarities /
differences
between Ecclesfield
and Sheffield.
Comparing places in
Sheffield
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Y3
Y4
Y5
Maps & Climate
(Egypt)
Maps – location of
continents and
Egypt.
Climate in relation
to location on a map
Basic map work –
Where is
Stonehenge?
Volcanoes and
earthquakes
Weather / Seasons
Weather (Seasons)
Change in weather
across the year and
across the globe –
link to changes with
plant life and
animals (e.g.
hibernation and
losing leaves)
locating places using
map reading skills
Identifying
ancient monuments,
Megaliths and
Settlements
(link of
Neanderthals and
Stone Age)
Identifying
settlements – linked
to History
Bronze age villages
Why did people
settle here?
What natural
resources did they
need?
How did they trade?
How are they
different from
homes today?
What are natural
disasters?
Where do natural
disasters occur?
What impact have
natural disasters
had on people’s
everyday life?
Volcanoes and
earthquakes
Contrasting
localities:
America vs Sri
Lanka (Looking at
the impact that
natural disasters
have in different
localities) + vocab
related
Economic activity
How have natural
disasters impacted
on economic
activity?
Y6
Subject: GEOGRAPHY
SP1
SP2
Changes – weather
Ice/Winter
Woodland (features
of
environment/differe
nces)
Animal habitats
Jungle-features,
differences/similari
ties in environments
Animal patterns
Sheffield steel
industry
Asking and
answering questions
about new and old
objects.
Can they spot old
and new things in a
picture?
Planets / NASA /
Russia
Who is NASA?
What are the names
of the planets?
Can anyone live on
different planets?
Differences and
similarities
Aztecs / Mayans
Mexico
Can they tell you
things about
children who live in
hot and cold places?
Compare the village
of Tucaro in Mexico
to Ecclesfield.
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Directional
language
Why we use it and
using it to give
directions.
Maps
Maps – location of
Greece and
surrounding
features
UK – naming and
locating places.
Use of keys
Islands and island
life
Name & place
Seas & oceans
Seas and Oceans
across the world –
location
Contrasting and
similar features of
oceans and seas
River and Lake (in
relation to pond life
– science link)
Natural resources
(Physical geography)
What is it? Impact
on settlements and
towns.
Mining linked to
Iron Age – iron
resources
Locating
countries,seas and
cities in the world
+ vocab related
Methods of travel
Roman empire
How did the Roman
Empire spread
across Europe?
What countries did
it used to cover?
Where in the
world?
Locating countries,
cities, seas and
oceans + vocab
related e.g. equator
Hemisphere, Southern
Hemisphere, the Tropics
of Cancer and Capricorn,
Arctic and Antarctic
Circle, the
Prime/Greenwich
Meridian and time zones
Map work: Key Skill
Subject: GEOGRAPHY
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SU1
Treasure mapsbasic features of a
map
Under the SeaEnvironment/animals
Map work
Locating places
Can they name a few
towns in the north
and south of the
UK?
Creating maps
(Literacy link)
Use of a key,
symbols and planning
routes.
Types of Land Use –
living within the
rainforest and
deforestation
Castles – What is a
moat? Where and
castles and why are
they there?
SU2
Mini beast habitats
Where do mini
beats live?
Habitats
Polar regions
(Hot and cold
regions)
Can they point out
where the equator,
north pole and south
pole are on a globe
or atlas?
Who lives in what
habitat?
How do animals keep
warm in cold places?
Climate zones /
land use
(Rainforest)
Climate Zones
across the world
Maps – relating to
climate zones and
location of
rainforests.
The World
Hot / cold / equator
Maps – continents
and oceans.
Comparison of
England with nonEuropean country
Water cycle
Evaporation,
transportation
Seas, rivers, dams
Where does water
come from?
Explaining how the
water cycle works
using key
vocabulary.
Types of land
Use
Types of Land Use –
changes in land use
over time.
Study of the UK
Regions
Cities
Case study Peak District
Farming
Why do people visit
the Peak District?
Attraction to the
park discussed.
What makes it
different to other
areas of the UK?
Local geography –
map making of local
grounds
Scales
Rivers and
mountains
Children will learn
about:
the components of
the water cycle
how rivers erode,
transport and
deposit materials to
produce particular
landscape features
the characteristics
of a river system in
another part of the
world
Subject: GEOGRAPHY
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