Year 2
Curriculum Map
Geography unit is taught in the Spring and Summer term
Outcome
- Use an infant atlas to name and locate London and England on a map.
- Locate famous landmarks, major features e.g. London Bridge , museums, River Thames and surrounding seas.
- Look at characteristics like traditions, food and languages.
Outcome
- Use an infant atlas to name and locate Belfast and Northern Ireland on a map.
- Locate famous landmarks and major features e.g. titanic Belfast , Belfast Lough , castles and surrounding seas.
- Look at characteristics like traditions, food and languages.
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- Use an infant atlas to name and locate Cardiff and Wales on a map.
- Locate famous landmarks, major features e.g. millennium stadium. Snowdonia and surrounding seas.
- Look at characteristics like traditions, food and languages.
Outcome
- Use an infant atlas to name and locate Edinburgh and Scotland on a map.
- Locate famous landmarks, major features e.g. Edinburgh Castle and surrounding seas.
- Look at characteristics like traditions, food and languages.
Outcome
- Begin to spatially match places (e.g. recognise UK on a small scale and larger scale map)
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- Follow a route on a map linking the four cities using atlases and how they connect. Use Ariel maps. Focus on Key Motorways that join them.
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- Look at the Physical and Human characteristics of the different countries in terms of land features.
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- Create a leaflet to persuade people to come to UK including key features of each area
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- Find land/sea on globe Name Europe /North America/South America on a map and their oceans ask simple geographical questions; Where is it? What’s it like?
- Use N books, stories, maps, pictures/photos and internet as sources of information.
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- Name Africa/Asia on a map and their oceans ask simple geographical questions; Where is it? What’s it like?
- Use N books, stories, maps, pictures/photos and internet as sources of information.
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- Name Austrailaia/Antarctica on a map and their oceans ask simple geographical questions; Where is it? What’s it like?
- Use N books, stories, maps, pictures/photos and internet as sources of information.
Outcome
- To place continent and five oceans in the correct place on a map as a jigsaw puzzle
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- Use aerial photos to identify physical and human features of Goodmayes.
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- Draw a simple map with a basic key of places showing landmarks.
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- Follow a route on a map using locational and directional language
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- Describe a journey on a map of Goodmayes using simple compass directions e.g go east to the station from Goodmayes school and South to the post office Walk to park, past post office etc?
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- locate hot cold countries in relation to the equator and the North and South Poles.
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- Explain where hot and cold countries are located in the world and how this affects everyone.
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- Understand the difference between climate and weather.
Outcome
- To locate Africa on a world map and identify the country of Kenya
Knowledge Organisers
Geography unit is taught in the Spring and Summer term
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