Moorlands Primary School Curriculum

Questioning lies at the heart of the Geography curriculum. Each lesson begins with a key question for pupils to consider, pupils use photographic evidence, texts, maps including digital maps and research to formulate their reasoning. Communication and the principles of the Rosenshine principles are taught alongside the subject-specific skills.

Pupils are taught to think like a geographer as they develop their knowledge of the topics covered.

We will Explore project

The school is working with Ormiston Academy to develop orienteering and mapping skills. Year 5 are working on the #we will explore project and will be working with pupils in Year 8 at Ormiston, this is a social action project where pupils will design 10 geocaches using the orienteering site that had been developed around the school.

This orienteering site will be used by all classes to develop pupils mapping skills using the Enrich Education site and links to the Geography curriculum.

Climate Change by Year 5

Curriculum Overview

Reception

Explore the school environment

Explore and map the local area

Natural world and mapping skills

Year 1:

Where in the world, do these people like?

Our local area: What is it like where we live?

Where do our favourite animals live? Hot and cold areas

Year 2:

What are the seasons?

Where does our food come from?

What are the wonders of the world?

Year 3:

Where on Earth are we? (time zones)

Coasts - do we like to be beside the seaside?

Why is the climate important?

Year 4:

What are the Americas?

How does the world shake, rattle and roll? (Volcanoes and earthquakes)

How does the water go round and round? (Rivers) visit to Frank Chapman to complete a rivers study and orienteering

Year 5:

Trade: Where do everyday products come from? 

How is our country changing?

Europe - a study of an Alpine region. Where should we go on holiday?

Year 6:

Are we damaging our world?

Where is the coldest place on earth?

What is life like in the Amazon?