Locations and Mapping

The term’s evidence demonstrates how our children think about geography by beginning with their immediate surroundings and moving outwards towards global geography.

Those that Help Us - Reception

This term, reception have been learning about people who help us in our community. The children here were playing together in the home corner, which they had turned into a hospital. They took it in turns to look after the patients, asking them to rest and giving them medicine.

Human VS Physical Landmarks - Year 2

Year 2 have been learning to distinguish between human and physical features of maps, using their local area as a case study. The classes sorted various places around Greenwich into ‘human’ and ‘physical’ based on a discussion about how to sort them.

Greece and Grid Mapping - Year 4

As part of their learning theme, the Ancient Greeks, Year 4 located modern and ancient Greece on a map before learning how to use grid references and symbols to locate important sites, such as Athens and Sparta. As a challenge, some of the children devised their own map, adding symbols and grid references of their own.

The Amazonian Rainforest - Year 5

Year 5 have been learning about the biome of the Amazonian rainforest. The children have used a variety of maps to identify climate zones, countries and major cities. They have also learned about the Hadley Cell model to describe rainforests, pictured here.