Oakdene Primary Academy - Geography Teaching Sequence Year Group Nursery
Autumn Term Who am I and where do I live?
Spring Term Where have all the dinosaurs gone?
Summer Term How many pebbles are there on the beach?
Observe plants, animals, nature and found objects Begin to understand past and present Understand our locality, near a beach. Develop an understanding of growth, decay and changes Develop an understanding of growth, decay and changes Discuss the meaning of beach. over time. over time. Observe changes in tide. Show care and concern for living things and the environObserve plants, animals, nature and found objects ment. Play with small-world models such as farms, garages or train tracks. Reception
What can you see from your spaceship?
Who lives on a farm?
How high can you jump?
Comments and asks questions about aspects of their Know similarities and differences in relation to places, Explore Olympic Events; different countries, explore familiar world, such as the place where they live or objects, materials and living things. maps, globes, atlases, hot/cold countries the natural world. Talk about features of own immediate environment and Compare between where we live and where others live. Looks closely at similarities, differences, patterns and how environments might vary from one another. change.
Begin to understand the solar system. Year 1
How do the seasons change in Percy’s Park?
Where do and where did the wheels on the bus go?
Why do we like to be beside the seaside?
Identify N, E, S and W using a compass Recognise the differences between cities, towns and Locate and name the three main seas that surround Accurately use left and right; below and next to, to villages the UK describe position and direction Recall their own address, including postcode Find hot and cold places in the world and identify their Identify the hottest and coldest seasons in the UK and Understand that four countries make up the UK and features know the sequence of all seasons their names Understand and use the different terminology for the Match seasonal weather to the appropriate weather sym- Understand that each country of the UK has its own following features: mountain; lake; island: valley: bols capital city: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern river; cliff; forest and beach Ireland