Geography
Geography at Stockton Wood is dynamic, stimulating and most of all fun to learn. It is open to new ideas and cultures. Geography is a tool to aid the children to see where they, their society and different cultures came from. To recognize that land and communities developed over time and that they continue to develop. That people can create or destroy this planet. Used correctly the children can make a better world through what they have learned.
Early Years
Learn their place in the world that they live in Speke. That Speke is part of a wider community. They learn simple directions. They will explore the natural world using their senses and will begin to ask questions about the world.
Key Stage 1
They will be able to draw simple maps and place themselves on a map of the UK. They will use NSEW and simple coordinates for directions. They will look at the world and investigate their surroundings making observations.
Key Stage 2:
They will recognize their position in Europe and the world. They will know 6 points of the compass and use 6 figure grid references. They will initiate questions about their world and the environment and will investigate contrasting environments in greater depth, analyzing evidence and drawing conclusions.
See Stockton Wood’s Geography Curriculum Progression by clicking here
Geography Chatter
Winter
This week Reception have been exploring the season Winter. We have explored different winter animals and artic animals. We have also discussed what winter clothes we wear to stay warm.
Ice tray
We found lots of Autumn things trapped inside some ice! We explored how to get them out, using the warmth from our hands. We listened to the cracking noises the ice made when we snapped it.
Snow fun ⛄️ ❄️
We were so excited to explore the snow and ice today! We were very careful not to slip, and listened really carefully to our rules when we were outside. We were only able to stay out for 10 minutes, but we managed to learn so much! We found tracks in the snow…we decided they belonged to a bird, and we followed them all the way across our playground, across the grass, to the tree! We could hear a bird singing at the top of the tree, so we decided we had found the creature that had made the prints! How exciting! The children used words such as soft, cold, icy, slippy, wet and crunchy to describe the ice and snow. We warmed up on the carpet with a story about foxes playing in the snow, and the children made a fantastic connection in the story: the foxes left footprints in the snow, just like our visiting bird 🐦
Cold walk
Even though winter isn’t quite here, the children noticed the weather is starting to change. They also noticed that on their walk to school today, the ground was “sparkly” so we went to investigate! The colder weather is changing how our environment looks and we had lots of fun exploring. We found that the water in the tray had frozen! So we chipped away and broke some off to hold.
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Mountains Year 5
5H have been creating presentations about different mountains in Geography. They have worked in groups to research and draw diagrams about how these mountains are formed.
Year 6- Geography
Year 6 began their Settlements topic, focusing on finding different locations around the UK using atlases.
Geography – Year One
We have enjoyed learning all about where we live in the world. We explored globes and atlases to locate Europe, UK and Liverpool.
Autumn colour drop
We built an autumn tree using sticks and branches, and then created our own autumnal leaves by dropping different colours onto our cotton pad leaves! The children made links to our autumn walk, and discussed the different colours we could use. We found it tricky to draw the coloured water up into the pipettes but with some practise, we did it!
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Learning about Autumn
Following our Autumn walk, we collected lots of Autumn treasure 🍂 we spent some time talking about what we found, and learning new words like conker, acorn and pine cone. We read some beautiful Autumn poems and talked about the rhyming words that we could hear. We then used magnifying glasses to explore our Autumn treasures.
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Learning about Autumn
We went for a lovely walk around our school grounds to look at the signs of Autumn. We noticed how the leaves are changing colour and starting to fall. We even had a little shake of a branch and watching some loose leaves fall! We used an information book to help us identify some things that we had found.
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Year One – Geography
We enjoyed going on a ‘fact hunt’ today and learning all about life in Kenya. How many facts can you recall?
Geography
In Geography this week, we searched a map for the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Atlas work
Today, 4D were geographers. We used our atlas skills to find and label famous UK rivers.
Art week – clay sculptures
5M have made cross-curricular links between Art and Geography this week – learning about Totem Poles and then designing and sculpting our own.
We haven’t quite finished our sculptures yet, so watch this space for the end results.
Art Week 5H
This week we have been making Totem Poles in Art, linked to our North America topic in Geography.
Treasure Hunt⭐️
This week we used our map skills to find the treasure which the leprechaun had left outside. We had o much fun, we all found the treasure!
6MR – In Geography we have been learning about changes in our local area over time.
Knowsley Safari
This morning Knowsley Safari spoke to use about how our little actions can impact on animals and nature. We discussed how to make more sustainable choices.
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5H Geography
5H enjoyed starting our topic on North America this week. We used the atlas’ to find major countries and cities and ipads to research facts.
Cross-curricular learning!
Today, 5M used an atlas to locate the place that the Muslim faith was founded.
5H Big Friday Quiz!
5H enjoyed the BFQ today, with over 30 dojos to win! Well done!
