Geography

At Springfield Primary School, we believe that Geography helps to provoke and provide answers to questions about the natural and human aspects of the world. Children are encouraged to develop a greater understanding and knowledge of the world, as well as their place in it. The geography curriculum at enables children to develop knowledge and skills that are transferable to other curriculum areas and which can and are used to promote their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 1	Satellite images	Seasonal and daily weather patterns	Making maps	Using and making maps; Describing physical features	Using and making maps; Location knowledge; Using and giving directions	Fieldwork in the local area
Year 2	Discrete	Amazing structures around the world; Towers and bridges in the local area	Countries and capital cities of the UK (London focus); Using locational language; Using maps; Geographical similarities and differences	Fieldwork in the local area; Human and physical features; Using and making Maps with keys; Looking at aerial images	Fieldwork	Discrete
Year 3	The Roman Empire and its impact on Britain	Comparing Britain and Italy; Using maps; Locational knowledge; Human and physical geography	Comparing Britain and Italy; Using maps; Locational knowledge; Human and physical geography	Prehistoric Britain from the Stone Age to Iron Age	Fieldwork; Human and physical geography; Using maps and aerial images	Using maps, human and physical geography.
Year 4	Discrete	Using maps; Settlements; Europe	Using maps; Human and physical geography	Discrete	Ancient and modern day Greece; Geographical features; Using maps	Seas and oceans of the world; The Great Barrier Reef; Environmental issues
Year 5	Human and physical Features of Egypt; The River Nile; Tourism	Locating physical features	Changes in the local community	Land use; Food origin; Geographical skills and fieldwork; Map work; Climate	Cities and transport in Victorian times; Using maps	Theme parks in the UK and overseas
Year 6	Human geography; Cities of the UK	Discrete	Features of the polar regions	Locational knowledge	Using maps; Geographical similarities and differences; Islands of the world	Using maps