At Mount Pleasant Primary, the teaching of Geography motivates children to find out about the world around them and enables them to recognise the importance of sustainable development. Through their work in Geography, children learn about their local area and compare this with other regions of the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.
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There is a focus on locational and place knowledge as well as geographical skills such as using maps, atlases and globes. Through their growing knowledge and understanding of human geography, children gain an appreciation of life in other cultures. In addition, children will study a variety of physical features using subject specific vocabulary.
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Children will collect and analyse data from a range of sources and communicate this in a variety of ways, including maps, numbers and writing. Where possible, the study of this subject is cross-curricular and children are provided with an understanding of what it means to be a global citizen. This will encourage a respect for other cultures and the environment.
Geography​
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Our Intent
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Geography is a subject which prepares children for the world and helps them to better understand its people, places and environments, and the interactions between them.
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The overall theme of the curriculum is belonging and settlement. We want children to understa
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Geography is a subject which prepares children for the world and helps them to better understand its people, places and environments, and the interactions between them.
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The overall theme of the curriculum is belonging and settlement. We want children to understand why people settled in particular places and how settlements have provided identities and a sense of belonging for those who live in them.
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Our children will have a deeper understanding of what places are like, why and how they are connected, and the importance of location.
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Our children will learn many transferable skills, such as research, observation, measurement, recording and presentation supporting them in the wider world.
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Our children will understand how and why places are changing and the impact of humans on the world.
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Geographical knowledge and skills to enable our children to access the curriculum in secondary school and then further in to the world of employment.
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Mount Pleasant children will have aspirational hopes to go on and create a love of the outside world and how to protect it for their future.
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Mount Pleasant Primary School provides a theme based approach which breathes life into geography that will remain with children for the rest of their lives.
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nd why people settled in particular places and how settlements have provided identities and a sense of belonging for those who live in them.
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Our children will have a deeper understanding of what places are like, why and how they are connected, and the importance of location.
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Our children will learn many transferable skills, such as research, observation, measurement, recording and presentation supporting them in the wider world.
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Our children will understand how and why places are changing and the impact of humans on the world.
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Geographical knowledge and skills to enable our children to access the curriculum in secondary school and then further in to the world of employment.
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Mount Pleasant children will have aspirational hopes to go on and create a love of the outside world and how to protect it for their future.
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Mount Pleasant Primary School provides a theme based approach which breathes life into geography that will remain with children for the rest of their lives.
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Subject Leader: Mrs Bateman
Key stage 1
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Pupils should develop knowledge about the world, the United Kingdom and their locality. They should understand basic subject-specific vocabulary relating to human and physical geography and begin to use geographical skills, including first-hand observation, to enhance their locational awareness. Pupils should be taught to:
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Locational knowledge
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name and locate the world’s seven continents and five oceans
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name, locate and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas
Place knowledge
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understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country
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Human and physical geography
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identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles
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use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to:
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key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather
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key human features, including: city, town, village, factory, farm, house, office, port, harbour and shop
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Geographical skills and fieldwork
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use world maps, atlases and globes to identify the United Kingdom and its countries, as well as the countries, continents and oceans studied at this key stage
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use simple compass directions (North, South, East and West) and locational and directional language [for example, near and far; left and right], to describe the location of features and routes on a map Geography – key stages 1 and 2 3
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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
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use simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of their school and its grounds and the key human and physical features of its surrounding environment.
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Key stage 2
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Pupils should extend their knowledge and understanding beyond the local area to include the United Kingdom and Europe, North and South America. This will include the location and characteristics of a range of the world’s most significant human and physical features. They should develop their use of geographical knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance their locational and place knowledge. Pupils should be taught to:
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Locational knowledge
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locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe (including the location of Russia) and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities
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name and locate counties and cities of the United Kingdom, geographical regions and their identifying human and physical characteristics, key topographical features (including hills, mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time
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identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle, the Prime/Greenwich Meridian and time zones (including day and night)
Place knowledge
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understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region within North or South America
Human and physical geography
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describe and understand key aspects of:
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physical geography, including: climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes, and the water cycle
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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 Geography – key stages 1 and 2 4
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Geographical skills and fieldwork
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use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied
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use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and key (including the use of Ordnance Survey maps) to build their knowledge of the United Kingdom and the wider world
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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
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