Findon Valley

The Local Area

• Name, locate and describe key landmarks in the local area, using simple locational/directional language and the four main compass directions. 

• Undertake a regional study of the Findon Valley area understanding how its unique physical geography (as a valley) impacts on its human geography. 

• Use increasingly advanced geographical vocabulary to refer to the key physical features of Findon Valley and its surrounding area: hill, mountain, peak, vale, valley, dale, river and stream. 

• Use increasingly advanced geographical vocabulary to refer to key human features of Findon Valley and its surrounding area: city, town, village, house, shop, office, factory, farm, port and harbour. 

• Use simple locational/directional language and the four main compass directions (North, South, East, West) to describe the location of the features on a local map, and follow/create a route in the local area.

• Construct simple maps of the local area and construct basic symbols.

• Use aerial images and maps to recognise landmarks and human and physical features of Findon Valley. 

The UK

• Revise the four countries of the UK and their capital cities on a UK political map and talk about these using the four compass directions. 

• Identify and describe weather associated with the four seasons in the UK including understanding a basic weather forecast including the vocabulary degrees and Celsius. 

• Understand the similarities and differences in the weather of a coastal town (Worthing) and a major inland city (London) by analysing weather forecasts. 

• Investigate how the local roads got their names and how they link to the physical geography of our area.

• During a walk of the local area, collect and present data (label a map with the names of roads) and analyse results (draw conclusions about why the roads have been given their names).