Geography

Geography this term has been intertwined within our PYP learning, in a number of classes. Providing children with lots of opportunities to go and explore the school, our local area and the wider world through nature walks, google maps, pictures and the use of Atlases and Globes.

Da Vinci Class

The children were about to observe a number of pictures of Hoo and spot all their favourite areas, including the church, shops and school. They used this information to create their own maps of Hoo and draw how they get to school from their homes. They also went on a nature walk around the school site and during their continuous provision they redraw they walk using autumn colours.

Berners Lee Class

Our Year 1 class has been engaged in learning about why, how and when maps and compasses are used and who might use them. They were able to go on a walk around the school grounds using a map that had been created. They were about to follow the map by finding key features in the school groups that are plotted on the map. The children then had the opportunity to create their own versions of compasses.

Cousteau Class

Year 2 have been looking at our local area through pictures and maps. They have been able to identify the different features of our area and explain the difference between a village, town and city. The children then explained why certain animals should live in certain habitats in our local area.

Anderson Class

Our Year 3 class has been looking at maps and compasses during their Physical Education lessons. The class has been doing Outdoor Adventurous Activities and have been creating obstacle courses with maps, directions and completing challenges that require good social and thinking skills. They have also started looking at the United Kingdom and what major cities and rivers are in the UK.

Adams Class

Adams Class have the opportunity to have a secondary teacher from our secondary site come over and deliver some fantastic high end skills lessons. This term they have been focusing on Maps. The children have been learning how to read a map to scale and about using 4 figure grid references. Within their Inquiry.

Thunberg Class

Students are privileged to go over to the secondary site to have Geography lessons taught to them by the experienced secondary teachers. This term the class are recapping their learning about maps and began to look at how we use 6 figure grid references. With their Inquiry the children will be using these skills to help identify areas of South Africa and pinpoint locations.

Attenborough Class

Year 6 have been linking their Geography skills within their Physical Education lesson. They have been looking at maps and compasses to support their learning of Outdoor Adventurous Activities. Within their Inquiry they have looked at Charles Darwin and where the Galapagos Islands and the route the HMS Beagle got there.

Mr Knighton - Geography Lead