Geography
At Moreton Primary school we endeavour to provide children with an excellent knowledge of where places are, what they are like and how they are interdependent and interconnected. It is imperative that children have an extensive geographical vocabulary and can use this to aid their enquiry and reach clear conclusions with a reasoned argument to explain their findings. Children should have a real sense of curiosity to find out about the world and people who live there. These essential characteristics of becoming a geographer are developed through a skills-based curriculum using Chris Quigley Milestones where they can be practiced and deepened continuously as children progress through the school. We incorporate our local area with our strong farming community links.
How we teach Geography
We have a two-year rolling programme and links are made with other subjects to engage and challenge children. Themes are studied by Years 1 & 2, 3 & 4 and 5 & 6. The same threshold concepts are explored in every year group and pupils will gradually increase their understanding of them. “These concepts are studied within a breadth of different contexts so that it has meaning for the children.” (Chris Quigley, The Essentials Curriculum, p.1). For example, pupils will use the context of the Europe to understand the relationships between the physical features of places and the human activity within them. As a forest school children learn about the natural world and resources to explore the concept ‘investigating places’. They may undertake fieldwork or use maps and plans to deepen their knowledge of physical features around us. The more knowledge pupils have, the better their understanding of the concepts becomes.
Children are given knowledge organisers at the beginning of a topic to support with their learning. These can be found on the class pages.