Woodlands Park School Curriculum Information
Schemes of Work Geography
Woodlands Park School Geography Scheme of Work
Skills
Each Year group will develop their geographical enquiry and skills. They will be taught to observe,
record, question, make decisions and express their views. Pupils will learn to develop their
geographical vocabulary, use of secondary information, fieldwork studies and their ability to use or
make maps. During map and atlas work each class is expected to gain some knowledge of our local
area.
Knowledge of the local area
Year One
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Introduce the two largest islands of the British Isles – Great Britain & Ireland
Introduce the countries of the British Isles -United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
Introduce the parts of the United Kingdom – England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland
Know the capital city – London
Year Two
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Consolidate the parts of the United Kingdom
Know the capitals of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland – London & Dublin
Know one of the major rivers in UK : i.e. River Thames and its links with Maidenhead
Year Three/Four
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Know the countries of the United Kingdom and their respective capitals: London, Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff
Be able to recall the three longest rivers in the UK: River Severn, River Thames and the River Trent
To know the seas which surround the UK : The English Channel, Irish sea and the North sea
To begin to learn the oceans : Artic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans
Be able to find the Cambrian and Grampian Mountains, the Pennines and the Lake District on a map of the UK
Year Four/Five
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To consolidate their knowledge of the three longest rivers in the UK & the seas surrounding it.
To know the North Sea and the Mediterranean are seas in Europe
To know the largest mountain Range in Europe is the Alps and the Rhine is the longest river in the main body of
Europe
To introduce the location of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden and their respective capitals
Year Six
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To revise previous work on Europe and introduce the continents of the World: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America,
Oceania, South America and Antarctica
To know the largest cities in each continent: Lagos, Tokyo, Paris, New York, Sydney and Sao Paulo
To know the three largest mountain ranges in the World: Andes, Himalayas & the Rocky Mountains
To know the three longest rivers in the World: Amazon, Mississippi and Nile
To know that the Sahara is the largest desert, recall the names of the oceans and know the names of the Panama &
Suez canals
Additional facts to be covered:
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The main lines of latitude and meridian of longitude: the poles, the Equator, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and
Woodlands Park School Curriculum Information
Schemes of Work Geography
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the Prime Meridian
The six countries with the highest populations: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and USA
The six countries with the largest areas: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia and the USA
Areas of family origin of the main minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom : Bangladesh, the Caribbean, India,
Pakistan and the Republic of Ireland
Knowledge of places, processes, patterns, environmental change and sustainable
development
Year One
Objectives
Children should be able :
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To identify what places are like and where places are in relation to our locality
 Make observations about where things are located and the features of the environment
 To recognise how places compare with others
 To recognise how places are linked e.g. how could we get to Ufton Court
 Recognise how the environment could be improved
Topics
 Studying a contrasting locality in the United Kingdom with in the experience of the children. Suggested places:
Maidenhead, Ufton Court
 The locality of the School in relation to Woodlands Park and map work
 A theme based topic e.g. the weather
Year Two
Objectives
Children should be able :
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Recognise how places have become the way they are and how they are changing
 Recognise changes in both physical and human features
 Recognise how the environment may be improved and sustained
 Make observations about where things are located, the physical features of the place and the amenities
Topics
 Studying a contrasting locality in the United Kingdom. Suggested places, a seaside town, a major city such as
Edinburgh, London etc.
 The locality of the School and map work
 A theme based topic e.g. climates of other parts of the world such as the Mediterranean
Year Three/Four
Objectives
Children should be able :
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To identify the character of a given place, its location, the reasons for the existing environment, changes which have
taken place and what similarities and differences exist when compared to other locations
 To know about the physical features of rivers or coasts and to begin to understand the processes of erosion and
deposition
 To recognise how people can improve the environment or damage it, how decisions about places and environments
affect the future quality of people’s lives
 To recognise how and why people may seek to manage an environments’ sustainability
 To identify opportunities for their own involvement in the management of the environment
Topics
 Study a contrasting locality inside the European Union e.g. France – Including an environmental issue where change
has affected the sustainability of the environment
 Study water and its effects on landscapes and people i.e. rivers or coasts
 The locality of the School in relationship to Maidenhead and map work
Woodlands Park School Curriculum Information
Schemes of Work Geography
Year Four/Five
Objectives
Children should be able :
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To predict how places may change in the future
To recognise how places fit into a wider geographical context and are interdependent
To know that the physical features of rivers or coasts and to understand how erosion and deposition affect these
features
 To investigate any issues arising from changes in land use e.g. building of houses, roads etc.
Topics
 Study a contrasting locality in a less economically developed country e.g. India (Chemakolli), South America
 Study water and its effects on landscapes and people i.e. rivers or coasts – including an environmental issue, caused
by the change in an environment and attempts to manage the sustainability of the environment
 Our locality: Maidenhead – to investigate how settlements differ or change in size or character due to additional
transport links, industrial activities etc.
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Year Six
Objectives
Children should be able :
 To know about the location of places and environments they study and other significant places and environments
 To recognise and explain patterns made by the development of physical features by human activity such as the
development of industry by rivers etc.
Topics
 To carry out a detailed study of Europe and develop mapping skills
 To study environmental issues caused by change in an environment and the attempts to manage the sustainability of
that environment
 To apply the pupil’s geographical enquiry skills to researching a contrasting locality of their choice to produce a
sustained piece of work
Possible ICT links
Some examples:
Use of a digital camera to record the features of a place, to illustrate any
changes
Use of the Internet to investigate their locality or contrasting localities
Use of the Internet to investigate a theme based topic
Use of specific software relating to geographical studies and skills such
as map reading etc