Geography

Children at Reedings are encouraged to work as geographers through a bespoke, well balanced and ambitious curriculum which aims to inspire children to understand their place in the world and how they are part of not just their local community but also a much wider global community.

Our Geography curriculum gives children the opportunity to:

• Develop a range of fieldwork and map skills. 
• Ask questions and analyse their findings by observing patterns and drawing conclusions.
• Compare our local area with other areas of the Uk, Europe and parts of the world.
• Identify similarities and differences between places and cultures and understand how this impacts people’s lives.
• Identify human and physical geographical features.
• Explore the environmental impact of human activity on our planet and how this affects us at a local, national and international level. 

Geography is key to helping the children understand their place in the world and how they are part of not just their local community but also a much wider global community.

Our children come to us with knowledge of their local area and how physical geography impacts their lives – for example weather.

During their time at Reedings, they will begin to broaden their understanding of the local area by comparing it with other places in the Uk, Europe and around the world. They will explore the similarities and differences of both physical and human geography of a wide range of area.

Geography allows children to develop a wide range of fieldwork, map reading and other essential skills. They are encouraged to ask questions and analyse their findings to spot patterns and draw conclusions.

At Reedings, we also explore the environmental impact of human activity on our planet and how this affects us at a local, national and international level. The children have the opportunity to visit both local areas (Sawbridgeworth, River Stort) and wider areas including Cambridge and the Natural History Museum.

Geography links with many other subjects and children are encouraged to explore maps and atlases to develop their knowledge of the world through other subjects. For example, identifying where ancient civilisations were or places in France during French lessons.

Useful Websites

Digimapshttps://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/ (see children's planners for log in details.)

Learning Maps

• Year 3 Rivers Learning Map
• Year 3 We Sawbo Learning Map
• Year 4 Our European Friends Learning Map
• Year 5 Extreme Geography Learning Map
• Year 6 Orienteering Learning Map
• Year 6 The Americas Learning Map