The EllisChurch Of England Primary School
Geography
‘Be The Best You Can Be’
Being a geographer
We used the green screen app to create these videos when learning about different places in Europe.
A year 1 geographer
- I can keep a weather chart and answer questions about the weather.
- I can explain where I live and tell someone my address.
- I can explain some of the main things that are in hot and cold places.
- I can explain the clothes that I would wear in hot and cold places.
- I can explain how the weather changes throughout the year and name the seasons.
- I can name the four countries in the United Kingdom and locate them on a map.
- I can name some of the main towns and cities in the United Kingdom.
A year 2 geographer
- I can say what I like and do not like about the place I live in.
- I can say what I like and do not like about a different place.
- I can describe a place outside Europe using geographical words.
- I can describe some of the features of an island.
- I can describe the key features of a place from a picture using words like beach, coast, forest, hill, mountain, ocean, valley.
- I can explain how jobs may be different in other locations.
- I can explain how an area has been spoilt or improved and give my reasons.
- I can explain the facilities that a village, town and city may need and give reasons.
- I can name the continents of the world and locate them on a map.
- I can name the world oceans and locate them on a map.
- I can name the capital cities of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
- I can find where I live on a map of the United Kingdom.
A year 3 geographer
- I can use the correct geographical words to describe a place.
- I can use some basic Ordnance Survey map symbols.
- I can use grid references on a map.
- I can use an atlas by using the index to find places.
- I can describe how volcanoes are created.
- I can locate and name some of the world’s most famous volcanoes.
- I can describe how earthquakes are created.
- I can name a number of countries in the northern hemisphere.
- I can name and locate the capital cities of neighbouring European countries.
A year 4 geographer
- I can carry out research to discover features of villages, towns or cities.
- I can plan a journey to a place in England.
- I can collect and accurately measure information (e.g. rainfall, temperature, wind speed, noise levels etc).
- I can explain why people may be attracted to live in cities.
- I can explain why people may choose to live in one place rather than another.
- I can locate the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
- I can explain the difference between the British Isles, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
- I know the countries that make up the European Union.
- I can find at least six cities in the UK on a map.
- I can name and locate some of the main islands that surround the United Kingdom.
- I can name the areas of origin of the main ethnic groups in the United Kingdom and in our school.
A year 5 geographer
- I can plan a journey to a place in another part of the world, taking account of distance and time.
- I can explain why many cities are situated on or close to rivers.
- I can explain why people are attracted to live by rivers.
- I can explain the course of a river.
- I can name and locate many of the world’s most famous rivers in an atlas.
- I can name and locate many of the world’s most famous mountainous regions in an atlas.
- I can explain how a location fits into its wider geographical location with reference to human and economical features.
A year 6 geographer
- I can use Ordnance Survey symbols and 6 figure grid references.
- I can answer questions by using a map.
- I can use maps, aerial photographs, plans and e-resources to describe what a locality might be like.
- I can describe how some places are similar and dissimilar in relation to their human and physical features.
- I can name the largest desert in the world and locate desert regions in an atlas.
- I can identify and name the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn as well as the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
- I can explain how time zones work and calculate time differences around the world.
