Subject Progression Map for (Geography)
Autumn 1 | ||||||
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
Theme overview | Funny Bones Drawing and reading maps of the school. | The True Story of The Three Little Pigs Drawing and reading maps of the local shoreline using a key and symbols. | Life by the Sea Locate geographical areas within their own town using maps, symbol and keys | Dragonology Use an atlas effectively to identify the climate, precipitation and biome of different areas to design a dragon. | Volcanoes Understand plate tectonics and their influence on volcanoes and earthquakes. | Bullets, Bombs and Bunting History focus topic with a few elements of Geography. |
Key Content (Skills/ knowledge) | Follow a simple map within the school grounds Draw a simple map of a route or where things are found Note key ‘landmarks’ within the school and grounds. | Locate places on the Littlehampton shoreline using a map. Build The Three Little Pigs houses in safe places and note them on a map. Use symbols and a key to show places instead of drawing them. | Observe the physical features of a seaside town. Observe the human features of a seaside town. Observe the River Arun and what is there. Changes over time (Now in Beach Schools progression map) | Using content pages and index to find pages in an atlas To understand that atlases contain more information than just maps To read graphs and diagrams relating to precipitation, climate and biomes To relate habitats to features of a dragon OUTDOOR LEARNING To learn some useful knots To build a bridge as a team to cross an obstacle To build a shelter to observe dragons. | To know how the movement of plates creates earthquakes and volcanoes and where in the world these are more frequent and why. | To know the countries involved in World War 2. To identify where Russia is and its major cities. |
KPIs | Use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and it’s grounds. | Use aerial photographs and plan perspectives to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features; devise a simple map; and use and construct basic symbols in a key. | Name and Locate topographical features of the area local area. Know and use N,E,S,W on a map. Know that a map should always be read from N. Field work and observations | Discuss the climate in different areas of the world Discuss precipitation in different areas across the world Discuss different biomes across the world Use an atlas effectively Learn and use some useful knots. To make a bridge and a shelter as a team. | Describe how constructive and destructive movements create volcanoes and earthquakes Know how earthquakes are measured | Identify where Russia is in relation to the rest of the world. To understand its size and and it is both Europe and Asia. |
Core Vocabulary | Map / Landmark Permanent / Temporary / River Beach / N, E, S, E, | Human features / Physical features / Symbols / Key Aerial photographs | N,E,S,W / Topography / Low ground / High Ground / River / Shoreline | climate / precipitation / equator / monsoon / seasons / temperature Reef knot / Clove hitch / square lashing / bridge / shelter / observation dragonologist | volcano destructive plate movement constructive plate movement earthquake Richter Scale ‘Ring of Fire’ Tectonic Plates Names of plates | Continent Russia Europe Asia European |
Autumn 2 | ||||||
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
Theme overview | HISTORY FOCUS | HISTORY FOCUS Lost Happy Endings? | HISTORY FOCUS with Geography elements | HISTORY FOCUS | HISTORY FOCUS | HISTORY FOCUS |
Key Content (Skills/knowledge) | Reading maps to locate Egypt and the River Nile. Through the study of pictures and documentation, know that the Nile was used for transportation and creates fertile lands. | |||||
KPIs | To know that the River Nile was and still is used for transportation. To know that the River Nile has a delta that is ‘fed’ by the Nile and sedimentary silt. To know that the River Nile is the main source of water and creates fertile soil. | |||||
Core Vocabulary | Egypt / River Nile / fertile / transportation | |||||
Spring 1 | ||||||
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
Theme overview | HISTORY FOCUS | Sing For Your Supper (The Mousehouse Cat) | HISTORY FOCUS | Pole to Pole Identify the features and animals that live in the Arctic and Antarctic | Myths Locate European country on a map and locate major cities and regions. | HISTORY FOCUS |
Key Content (Skills/ knowledge) | Identifying human and physical features of their town and the town in ‘The Mousehouse Cat’. Look for features on different maps: Google Maps, physical and political maps of the UK. Answer questions: Does every coastal town have a harbour, cliffs etc? I every river in a valley? | Identify natural/physical features of Antarctic on maps and in pictures. Identify natural/physical features of Antarctic on maps and in pictures. Understand how the changes of season affects the landscape in the Arctic and Antarctic. Understand why different animals are found in the Artic and Antarctic. | Use Google Maps, world maps and European maps to locate Greece and surrounding islands, seas, mountain ranges and regions. | |||
KPIs | Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to: key physical features. key human features. | Identify features of arctic regions using pictures and a variety of maps. Understand how seasons change the poles. Understand the effect of seasonal changes on the poles. Use Venn diagrams to sort animals that inhabit the poles. | Use a variety of maps to locate Greece. Use a variety of maps to locate cities, mountain ranges, seas and islands in and around Greece. | |||
Core Vocabulary | physical features beach / cliff / coast forest / hill / mountain / sea / ocean / river / soil valley / vegetation, season / weather human features city / town / village / factory / farm house / office port / harbour / shop | Arctic / Antarctic Glacier Polar Region /North South / Climate Ice shelf / Pole Mountain / Inuit | Google Earth / world map / European map / Europe / city / island / mainland / mountain / mountain range / country | |||
Spring 2 | ||||||
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
Theme overview | Down in the Deep Dark Woods identify 4 countries and capital cities of UK Man-made and natural landscapes | HISTORY FOCUS | man-made and natural features use/create maps / local use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies. | Source to Sea River Arun Fieldworld | HISTORY FOCUS | Recycling - international trade |
Key Content (Skills/knowledge) |
| describe and understand key aspects of: human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water | ||||
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Core Vocabulary | Mouth Source Sea River Meander Reservoir Stream Lake Oxbow Lake Erosion River defence Flooding Coastal erosion Coastal sea Defences Groyne Longshore Drift Lifeguard Flags Water Safety R.N.L.I. | |||||
Summer 1 | ||||||
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
Theme overview | 7 continents of the world Similarieis and differences Littlehamotin and Kenya | HISTORY FOCUS | HISTORY FOCUS | HISTORY FOCUS | Describe / understand physical and geo of North America Physical/ human Regions | Human migration Global Map |
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Summer 2 | ||||||
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
Theme overview | HISTORY FOCUS | revision of continents and oceans compass points treasure map | phyiscal geographic features counties in the south physical and human features What is grown in counties Animals across the country | Fair Verona v Sunny Arundel Comparing two European Cities. How cities grow and change over time. use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies. | HISTORY FOCUS | OS mapwork |
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Core Vocabulary | Map Europe city Italy Country England Arundel Landmark Historical | |||||