Geography: Key stage 1

Full curriculum coverage for Key stage 1 Geography, developing pupils’ skills and knowledge across four key areas: Locational knowledge; Place knowledge; Human and physical geography; and Geographical skills and fieldwork.

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Units

Following the units in the suggested order supports a coherent progression of skills and knowledge across the Key stage 1 Geography scheme of work.

Year 1

Geography
What is it like here?
(6 lessons)
Locating where they live on an aerial photograph and recognising features within a local context. Creating maps using…
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Geography
What is the weather like in the UK?
(6 lessons)
Looking at the countries and cities that make up the UK, keeping a daily weather record and finding…
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Geography
What is it like to live in Shanghai?
(6 lessons)
Using a world map to start recognising continents, oceans and countries outside the UK with a focus on…
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Year 2

Geography
Would you prefer to live in a hot or cold place?
(6 lessons)
Introducing children to the basic concept of climate zones and mapping out hot and cold places globally. Looking…
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Geography
Why is our world wonderful?
(6 lessons)
Learning about the world’s wonders, the names and locations of the world’s oceans and considering what is unique…
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Geography
What is it like to live by the coast?
(6 lessons)
Naming and locating continents and oceans of the world while revisiting countries and cities of the UK and…
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