Geography Summer Challenge
As the Summer holidays approach, it is a perfect opportunity for children to experience geography in the real world due to many people going away and visiting new countries, cities and places. We would love children to take a picture of themselves in a place they have visited during the 6 weeks, whether it is in this country or abroad, so we can place them on a map to show all the different places we have visited from Scargill. Please write the name of the location on the back of the photo ad hand it in during the first week back at school (W/B 5th September 2022).
Alongside this, we have created a bingo sheet of physical and human features for children to spot on their adventures that us attached below. We can’t wait to see what amazing places you end up exploring!
Curriculum Intent for Geography
At Scargill C of E Primary School, we believe that Geography helps to provoke and answer questions about the natural and human aspects of our wonderful world. Children are encouraged to develop a greater understanding and knowledge of the world, as well as their place in it. Geography is, by nature, an investigative subject, which develops an understanding of concepts, knowledge and skills. The enquiry based Geography curriculum at Scargill helps children develop a range of investigation and problem-solving skills that are transferable to other curriculum areas and which can be used to promote children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
The curriculum is designed to promote children’s interest and understanding about diverse people, places, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes.
We aim and seek to inspire curiosity, ignite fascination and foster passion in children about the world and its people which will remain with them for the rest of their lives, equipping them with a strong foundational basis of knowledge and skills that can be built upon as they embark upon further education and beyond.
Ultimately, at Scargill, we want and intend our geographers to be EPIC:
Explorers and Enquirers
Passionate and Probing
Inspired and Inquisitive
Creative and Curious
Our Progressive Geography Curriculum
Reception - Using globes to explore where hot and cold environments are on Earth.
Y1 - Using Messy Maps to visualise their local environment.
Y2 - Using atlases to find and locate the 4 countries that make up the United Kingdom.
Y2 - Using atlases to find and locate the 4 countries that make up the United Kingdom.
Y2 - Exploring the local village for Human and Physical features.
Y2 - Exploring the local village for Human and Physical features.
Y2 - Making observations of Human and Physical features around our school grounds.
Y3 - Using atlases to find and locate different cities in the United Kingdom.
Y3 - Using atlases to find and locate different cities in the United Kingdom.
Y3 - Naming and locating different counties and regions in the United Kingdom.
Y3 - Using Digimaps for Schools to help us name and locate mountains from around the world.
Y3 - Using Digimaps for Schools to help us name and locate mountains from around the world.
Y3 - Map reading during an orienteering activity.
Y3 - Map reading during an orienteering activity.
Y3 - Creating volcano models using our knowledge of the different features.
Y3 - Creating volcano models using our knowledge of the different features.
Y3 - Creating volcano models using our knowledge of the different features.
Y4 - Using the internet to research different Human and Physical features in European cities.
Y4 - Using the internet to research different Human and Physical features in European cities.
Y4 - Using the internet to research different Human and Physical features in European cities.
Y4 - Map reading during an Outdoor and Adventurous Activities (OAA).
Y4 - A Water Aid visitor explaining the importance of water during our River unit.
Y5 - Using globes to locate and explore different climate zones.
Y5 - Cross-curricular learning by using atlases to locate different Anglo Saxon cities.
Y5 - Cross-curricular learning by using atlases to locate different Anglo Saxon cities.
Y5 - Presenting their research on why you should visit Derby using their knowledge of its Human and Physical features.
Y5 - Presenting their research on why you should visit Derby using their knowledge of its Human and Physical features.
Y6 - Using Oddizzi to research what it is like in Rio de Janeiro to help compare to life in the United Kingdom.
Y6 - Using Oddizzi to research what it is like in Rio de Janeiro to help compare to life in the United Kingdom.
Geography Policy