Geography

Geography

‘Geography underpins a lifelong “conversation” about the earth as the home of humankind.’
Geography Association

National Curriculum Programme of Study

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/239044/PRIMARY_national_curriculum_-_Geography.pdf

Geography Progression Document

Geography Whole School Overview.pdf

How we teach Geography at The Round House

Our principal aim is to develop the children’s knowledge, skills and understanding in Geography and we use a variety of teaching and learning styles in order to achieve this. This promotes a love of learning and, we believe, helps to consolidation. We believe that our school provides children with a broad range of learning opportunities throughout their primary education.

We believe children learn best when:

· They are provided with opportunities to work independently or collaboratively

· They are encouraged to ask as well as answer geographical questions.

· They are able to explore using maps and atlases

· They have access to secondary sources such as books and photographs

· They are shown, or use independently, resources from the internet and videos

· They are able to use non-fiction books for research

We recognise the fact that we have a wide range of abilities within our classes, and so we provide suitable learning opportunities for all children by offering a variety of different activities for pupils.

The role of the teacher should include:

· Providing children with both taught Geography lessons and the opportunity to explore through more independent activities.

· Encouraging pupils to engage in class discussions including asking and answering geographical questions.

· Providing an initial teacher-input at the beginning of an activity, giving pupils the opportunity to work independently to demonstrate their understanding of a geographical topic and to explore it in greater depth.

· Providing suitable, good quality resources to enable children to learn effectively in geography lessons

· Setting clear expectations for the quality of work to be produced within geography sessions and explicitly teaching this to all pupils. This will be achieved also through specific success criteria that link to aspects of required learning. This also enables children to self-assess their work and edit as appropriate.

Teaching within EYFS

Geography, although not taught explicitly within the Early Years classrooms, is evident in many of the different EYFS topics. Through a combination of exploratory play and class discussion, children start to develop their understanding of the world around them (and the geographical features of such world). Teachers and teaching assistants will provide opportunities for exploratory role-play, opportunity for class discussions and will encourage conversations that require children to reflect on the world around them.

Assessment

The assessment of pupil progress within geography is on-going by the class teacher and is part of formative assessment.

Children are also assessed at the end of a topic in a variety of different ways depending upon the knowledge taught and year group expectations. This could include but is not limited to an extended piece of writing answering an essay style question, filling in a knowledge capture or poster-style format to share with their peers or quiz style multiple choice questions delivered in a range of formats to assess their knowledge and understanding of the relevant foundation subject.

Opportunities to engage in Geography at home

BBC Teach

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcvEcrsF_9zKxYSbFe_DMWK_VO2phjBjL

Topmarks KS1

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=12&AgeGroup=2

KS1 Geography BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zcdqxnb

BBC-Geography

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/geography.shtml

National Geographic

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/teacher-category/geography/

KS2 Geography BBC Bitesize