KS1 & KS2 geography curriculum

1. Our homes
2. Our local area
3. The street outside our school
4. Buildings and features near our school
5. A survey of how we get to school
6. Mapping our journey to school

Local area: where do we go to school?

This unit builds on 'Local area: Where do we go to school?', which focuses on the school site as a place, by extending the area of investigation into the local area. It develops basic geographical vocabulary and simple mapwork and fieldwork skills, focusing on human geographical features such as local buildings, land use and journeys.

Local area: how do we read maps and plan routes?

This unit provides a foundation for 'Local area: Routes and maps', which focuses on investigating a specific land use - play areas. It lays the foundation for subsequent fieldwork investigations in the local area in 'Local area: how is (our place) special?', and a contrasting non-European locality.