Homerswood
Primary and Nursery School
‘A pathway to grow, be curious and discover’
Geography
Geography at Homerswood
At Homerswood Primary and Nursery School, we believe that Geography should support pupils to develop respect for different cultures, inspire curiosity about their own locality and the wider world, and develop critical thinking skills which allow for quality debate. We aim to provide a broad and balanced view of the world and its people, through teaching the key skills of:
Locational knowledge
Place knowledge
Human and physical geography
Geographical skills and fieldwork
We follow The Rising Stars Geography Scheme which provides key questions, to stimulate curiosity and debate, key vocabulary, cross-curricular links, and background subject knowledge for teachers. Our Homerswood Values and Golden Threads are embedded within our Geography Curriculum by developing the understanding that everyone has the right to a voice, promoting mutual respect and tolerance, and understanding our responsibilities for protecting the environment. Pupils explore issues such as Global Climate Change and our role in it, through studying the unit ‘Protecting the Environment’. Enabling pupils to understand the ethical issues about our lifestyle and how the choices we make impact on many poor communities trying to cope with what the richer world has brought upon them. Teaching pupils to respect and value diversity is encouraged in the day to day teaching and learning through showing respect for different viewpoints and ideas as well as in the ability to work effectively together both individually and in groups.
Subject Leader Guidance
Our Gold Standards
Recommended Reading
Geography Resources
Spring Term 2023
Here comes another term of amazing Geography! The teachers have been planning exciting lessons to build curiosity and develop each child's learning journey.
Please check here regularly for Geography updates and learning across the school from Nursery to Year 6.
New Whole School Geography display
Sustainability Week - The Messy Magpie
Sustainability Week - How Long Does It Take To Decompose?
Sustainability Week 20th March - supporting children to think about environmental issues and how they can take positive steps to lessen their carbon footprint and be more ‘green’!
As part of Science Week we had a visit from a STEM Ambassador, talking about Packaging and the Environment.
Eco Club getting ready for Sustainability Week.
Votes for School - Ahead of Food Waste Action Week (6th-12th March), we are going to consider the action being taken by UK supermarkets to tackle this ever-growing problem.
Eco Club - reusing an old T-shirt, to make a bag.
This weekend sees the start of the Chinese New Year celebrations, the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. 2023 is a year of the Water Rabbit, the symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese Culture.
Eco Club - our challenge was to make the longest paper chain possible from one piece of recycled paper. We discussed using large loops and small loops, and if wider or narrower strips of paper would work best.
Year 2 - exploring how shops sell foods from many different locations.
Autumn Term 2022
Another year, another exciting term of Geography! The teachers have been planning exciting lessons to build curiosity and develop each child's learning journey.
Please check here regularly for Geography updates and learning across the school from Nursery to Year 6.
Recycle your Christmas cards at Homerswood School. Recycle your Christmas cards 2023! January is the month to recycle your Christmas cards responsibly or gather them together to reuse in crafts for next Christmas! It's easy to recycle Christmas cards at Homerswood School to reuse in crafts next year. Simply bring your Christmas cards to school for us to store, until we can use them to create amazing Christmas crafts.
Year 1 have been exploring maps, by recalling journeys and sequencing landmarks.
Year 5, as part of UK Parliament week, held a debate about 'Why Democracy is Important?'
Year 6, completing the UK Parliament Quiz to test their knowledge and understanding of how Parliament works.
Year 2, having an introduction to how Parliament works and a discussion about the Prime Minster.
Start of UK Parliament Week, with a whole school assembly.
UK Parliament Week 2022, is an annual event that engages people from across the UK with Parliament, spreading the word about what Parliament is, what it does and how everyone can get involved.
Year 2 have been exploring the four seasons in the UK.
Eco-Club, creating bird feeders.
Year 2 have been investigating why the weather changes and exploring the different types of wind.
Summer 2022
Welcome back for another fun filled term of geography learning. In classes we are starting the new term with a focus on geographical skills and fieldwork. Look out for information and updates about the history learning in each class.
14.6.22 - Congratulations Eco Warriors on our inaugural Eco Club meeting.
19.5.22 - Reception, comparing the UK and Iceland.
Eco-Club staring after half term.
EUROPE – A STUDY OF THE ALPINE REGION: Where should we go on holiday?
Spring 2022
We are very excited to welcome you back and look forward to an enjoyable term of geography learning. In classes we are starting the new term with a focus on human and physical geography. Look out for information and updates about the geography learning in each class.
Reception - Describing the immediate environment, using knowledge from observation and discussion, to create maps.
Where should we go on holiday? Year 5 have been exploring how homes are designed to suit their location.
Where does all the rain go? - Year 4 exploring the water cycle.
ONE WORLD WEEK 2022 - Year 3 have been using their map skills to explore some of the cities in Japan.
Autumn 2021
We are very excited to welcome you all back and look forward to an enjoyable term of geography learning. In classes we are starting the year with a focus on locational and place knowledge. Look out for information and updates about the geography learning in each class.
Recycle your Christmas cards 2022!
January is the month to recycle your Christmas cards responsibly or gather them together to reuse in crafts for next Christmas!
It's easy to recycle Christmas cards at Homerswood School to reuse in crafts next year. Simply bring your Christmas cards to school for us to store, until we can use them to create amazing Christmas crafts.
What’s it like where we live? - Year 1 have been creating maps of their classroom.
Find out all about one of the most important climate change summits in the world.
Can you come on a Great American Road Trip? - Year 4 have been researching the historic Route 69.
2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference
What is life like in the Amazon? - Year 6 have been using an atlases to locate the Amazon.
Geography Working Walls
One World Week
