Our subject lead for Geography is Miss Scrimshaw

Our Big Idea

Primary geography helps children make sense of the world around them. Through studying places, people and environments, using, pupils develop a sense of global identity, understand diverse communities, and recognise their role in sustaining the planet. Key learning usually includes:

1. Understanding Places

• Learning about the local area and how it compares to other places in the UK and the wider world
• Exploring different countries, continents, and oceans
• Finding out what makes places unique—weather, landscapes, buildings, and culture

2. Developing Map Skills

• Using simple maps, atlases, globes, and digital maps
• Learning to follow directions and understand symbols
• Beginning to use grid references, compass points, and keys

3. Physical Geography

• Studying natural features such as rivers, mountains, coasts, and forests
• Learning about weather and seasons
• Understanding natural processes like erosion, the water cycle, and climate

4. Human Geography

• Exploring how people live, work, and use land
• Learning about transport, settlements, and how communities grow
• Understanding how human actions affect the environment

5. Environmental Awareness

• Thinking about how to care for the planet
• Learning about sustainability, recycling, and protecting habitats
• Discussing global issues in an age‑appropriate way

Our Approach

Geography is a fantastic subject, learning about the world in which we live in. It is full of wonderful facts, ideas and concepts that can sometimes be a little bit tricky to remember. At DSA we follow a Long Term Plan (LTP) to ensure that we cover the breadth of vast areas under the geography umbrella, in a fun and engaging way by incorporating songs and practical activities to help embed the information. Each year group will also take part in field trips/ activities that allow them to discover more about the world around us.

Curriculum Overview

Supporting Learning at Home

Children can further develop their knowledge and skills in geography, by getting outside and looking at the world we live in. You could also visit the following websites:

Purple Mash by 2Simple

BBC Geography

Take a look at some of the cool songs we learn, to help with our learning:

• Seasons: Seasons Song (Please note that this song refers to Autumn as the American term ‘Fall’ and so we’d explain this is a regional difference.
• The continents: Seven Continents Geography Song - YouTube
• The oceans: Five Oceans Song - YouTube
• The Water cycle: Water Cycle Song
• The River: The River - kids' song about rivers
• Climate change: Climate Change Song
• Countries and capitals of Europe: Countries and Capitals of Europe Song
• Biomes of the world: Biomes of the World �� | Learning the Types of Biomes | Geography (FUNdamental RAPS) Educational Song

We have a geography after school club – where we explore physical features and try to recreate them, having fun with art, take part in quizzes and lots of other fun geography based activities.