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Geography for key stages 1 and 2

Our geography pages are based on the National Curriculum. Some directly cover the topics; some give research suggestions and others give a broader perspective on the topic, which helps pupils put their knowledge into context. The year is given when each topic will be covered.

The worksheets illustrated on this page are to show you some examples of the wide range of geography advice and guidance available to members of Parents in Touch - to view these pages, please subscribe to Parents in Touch. Members, please click here to access all the worksheets.

Unit 1. Around our school - the local area

Year 1

Around our school

A year in the life of our street

My local area

In the town

Unit 2. How can we make our local area safer?

Year 1

Traffic survey

Walking Bus website

Making roads safe

Our journey to school

Unit 3. An island home

Year 2

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What is an island?

Katie Morag’s Island stories

Katie Morag and the Isle of Struay

Island homes

Unit 4. Going to the seaside

Year 2

topic

Beside the seaside

Seaside holidays

Seaside topic

Coastal environments

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Unit 5. Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

 

Year 1 and 2

Who is Barnaby Bear?

BBC Barnaby Bear

Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

Barnaby Bear website

Unit 6. Investigating our local area

Year 3

topic

Settlements

Our local area

Mapping skills

My town

Settlements

Unit 7. Weather around the world

Year 3

topic

 

Weather report

Weather around the world

Seasons

Weather forecasts for around the world

Unit 8. Improving the environment

Year 4

eco topic

Learning through landscapes

Ideas for school grounds

Growing schools

Eco topic

Unit 9. Village settlers

Year 4

Settlements

Early settlements

Settlements

Jorvik Viking Centre

Anglo-Saxon village

Unit 10. A village in India

Year 4

India

Kerala – life in India

Chembakolli

India

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Unit 11. Water

Year 6

Water cycle activities

Water Aid

Trip to the river

Three Valleys Water

Unit 12. Should the high street be closed to traffic?

Year 5

High Street traffic survey

Hog Street

Making roads safe

Local traffic

Unit 13. A contrasting UK locality - Llandudno

Year 5

Llandudno

Exploring seaside towns

Flamborough Head

Visit Conwy

Unit 14. Investigating rivers

Year 6

River activities

Focus on rivers

Studying your local river

Rivers of the world

Unit 15. The mountain environment

Year 6

Mountain climates

Mountains

The mountain book

The mountain environment

Unit 16. What's in the news?

Years 3-6

Unit 16 explained

Planning a TV news programme

TV reporters

World InfoZone

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Unit 17. Global eye

Year 2

What is Global Eye?

Primary Global Eye

Oxfam

The ultimate human body

Unit 18. Connecting ourselves to the world

Years 3-6

Global Gang

Rich world, poor world

World Info Zone

Canada

Unit 19. How and where do we spend our time?

Year 4

Leisure survey

How and where we spend our time

Where and how do we spend our time?

Multimap

Unit 20. Local traffic - an environmental issue

Year 5

Safer streets survey

Local traffic

Travel to school

Local traffic

Unit 21. How can we improve the area we can see from our window?

Year 4

Window – the book on which the unit is based

The view from our window

Growing schools

Neighbourhood journeys

Unit 22. A contrasting locality overseas - Tocuaro

Year 2

Mexico

M is for Mexico

We are from...

Belfast and Mexico City

Unit 23. Investigating coasts

Years 5-6

topic

Seaside topic

Investigating coasts

Coast

Rivers and coasts

Unit 24. Passport to the world

Years 1-6

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Passport to the world

Web enquiry - Haarlem

Geography topic

World atlas

Unit 25. Geography and numbers

Years 1-6

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Unit 25

Ordnance Survey web site

Map detectives

Local statistics

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Some pages for Key Stage 3
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Unit 1
Wiz around the world
National Geographic
World Atlas

Italy's volcanoes

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The geography of chocolate
Earth Quest
Environment Agency
Geography passport
Rio de Janiero

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Curriculum in Scotland and Wales Our current pages are based on the National Curriculum for England.

Geography curriculum in Scotland

5-14 curriculum – People and places

 

Geography curriculum in Wales

 

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