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    Geography is an exciting subject in the primary school curriculum at SMSJ because it opens young minds to the wonders of the world. By exploring diverse landscapes, climates, and cultures, students develop a curiosity about the Earth and its inhabitants. Geography lessons at SMSJ often incorporate hands-on activities, like map-making and global exploration, which engage students and enhance their spatial awareness. Additionally, learning about different countries and environments fosters empathy and global awareness, encouraging children to appreciate and respect the planet's diversity. By combining creativity with critical thinking, geography not only enriches students' knowledge but also inspires them to become informed, responsible citizens of the world.

     

     

     

    Intent, implementation and impact statement

    Geography curriculum

    For our geography curriculum we follow the Kapow scheme of work. Staff use their prior knowledge of the subject and their classes to make changes where needed. Staff use our extensive school grounds and the local area to ensure field work takes place throughout the year.

    Year group Overviews

    Progression Maps

    National Curriculum

    Useful Websites

    • Nature Detectives Lots of activities which can be done in the garden or local environment.

    • CBBC Lots of games, quizzes and activities

    Justine and Uzma came to visit us from Home Grown Home spun. The school field is going to be used to grow Flax seed and woad to grow our own cotton to make clothes. We are the only school in the country taking part in this! Cotton for clothes hasn’t been grown in the UK for 1000s of years! This will be a whole school project that we will take part in this year. Over the course of the year classes and parents can take part in activities like weaving, and dying the cotton. We cannot wait.

    The children looked at a map of London Landmarks. Following from the aerial photograph lesson we discussed each landmark and used Google Earth to view them. Then using compass points, locational (next to, behind, above, in between) and directional (forwards, backwards, left, right) language as well as common verbs (go, stop, turn) the children moved a counter along the map, talking about each landmark as they landed on it.

    Year 1 spent time looking at aerial photographs of London Landmarks. They discussed each one and used Google Earth to view them. The children then worked in pairs to identify and label the physical and human features they could see on the photographs.

    The staff had fun spending an evening taking part in some Geography fieldwork activities. We made journey sticks by collecting items we found in the school grounds, we followed a map around the outside of school and decided where the best place to site a new bench would be and we had discussions about lots of fabulous activities that we can use with our classes. Watch this space!

    Staff Fieldwork Session

     

    Year 1 Human Features in the Locality Walk.

    EYFS Earth Day.

    Earth Day 2021

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