Making plans for geography

Enjoying and achieving through planning

Why is geography so relevant?• We develop our self-identity through our

relationships with space and place.

• ESD, Citizenship, ECM – underpinned by geographical thinking

• Children learn best through first hand experience

• Geography offers learning that is relevant, meaningful and fun!

Developing skills

First hand experience Values and attitudes

Understanding issuesWHY?

Using the NC – a radical approach?

• How can the NC help us plan?

• What are the main ingredients of the Geography Orders? (activity – list skills and knowledge)

• What else in the NC is relevant to Geography?

• How can the Level Descriptions help us plan?

Key elements of geography

SKILLS

KNOWLEDGE

TH

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Places

Patterns and processes

Environmental change and SD

KS1 – locality of school and contrasting locality overseas / UK

KS2 – locality in UK, overseas less economically developed, European Union, range of places in different parts of the world

(KS2)

Water

Settlements

Environmental issues

Fieldwork

Communication

Recording

Making and using maps and plans

An Enquiry approach

• What is this place like?• Where is this place?• How has it become like this?• How and why is it changing?• Why are these features here?• How is this place connected to the wider world?• How can it be improved and sustained?• What’s it got to do with me?• How do I connect to the wider world?

What questions would you ask? How would you find answers?

Starting to plan

Learning objectives should be focused on outcomes of learning - not a description of activities.

To draw a map based on given resources xTo know how / learn how to draw maps using secondary sources (G 2c, 2d)

To ask geographical questions xTo be able to / learn how to ask geographical questions (L1) / using appropriate geographical vocabulary (L2).

Linking geography to other subjects

• Make learning make sense!

• Don’t try and force subjects to fit

• Look at Num. and Lit. strategies when planning and use geog based resources

• Make it manageable

• Make it fun

• Involve the pupils – start from what they know and want to know

The joy and wonder of Autumn leaves Attitudes and

values

Awe Wonder

Curiosity

Skills

Enquiry

Collaboration

Reflection

Knowledge

Place

Seasonal change

Textures and materials

Geography ….. Art ….. R.E ….. ESD …..

Links to Literacy

• Speaking and listening

• Taking notes

• Poetry of place

• Researching secondary sources

• Descriptive writing

• Labels and captions

• Risk assessments

Principles of good planning

• Use the POS from the NC to plan

• Integrate skills throughout

• Use level descriptions to focus outcomes

• Start from where the children are at and build on their existing knowledge

• Use an enquiry approach

• Use ongoing assessment to guide progression