4. Map work in school
1a Achievement is high and pupils make good progress
when considered in relation to age, ability and
prior experience
• Mapping skills are a
very important element
• Y1
of geography. From
Reception, when
children work on large
scale imaginary route to
London to meet the
Queen as part of
Reception ‘Geography Week’ to
Hard at work! plans of the route from
school to the local park.
Children detailed the
things they saw or
imagined they would
see en route.
5. Map work cont.
1a Achievement is high and pupils make good
progress when considered in relation to age,
ability and prior experience
This is a map made by
Y4 children after a walk
in the local area.
The children confident
users of the internet
and are able to locate
maps using a range of
IT programs. These are
Y3’s locating maps to
use as part of a power
point presentation.
6. Y1’s trip to the local playground
and Y3’s trip to Yarm
1c: Fieldwork, active enquiry learning and the use of ICT has a clear impact on the way children learn geography
The children have enjoyed
exploring their own locality and
the nearby historic town of
Yarm.
7. Carlton field trip Y5
1c: Fieldwork, active enquiry learning and the use of ICT has a
clear impact on the way children learn geography
The Y5 children visited a small
village in the North Yorkshire
Moors as their contrasting
locality. They compared
physical and human features
with Ingleby Barwick and
looked at the reasons why it
was built where it is – they
discovered a link to local
history and alum mining. They
also plotted their route to
Carlton before the trip.
8. Carlton field trip
Y5
1c: Fieldwork, active enquiry learning and the use of ICT has a
clear impact on the way children learn geography
The children wrote about what they
expected to find at Carlton and the
route they followed to get there.
9. This is a Power Point made by a Y5 pupil
after the field trip to Carlton
1c: Fieldwork, active enquiry learning and the use of ICT has a clear impact on the way children learn geography
This
Power
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Carlton-in- needs to
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Cleveland. this
slideshow
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10. Local Environment / Windmill Park
1d: Geography is seen as a key subject to engage creative and critical
thinking about ‘people and places’, local and global changes and
possible futures.
The School Council and children
across all year groups have
been involved in the design of a
new playground which will be
situated close to the school.
Children in the School Council
are here seen discussing the
project with the project engineer
from Stockton Borough Council.
Artist Gilmar Ribeiro is seen
working with the children on their
designs for the local park.
Construction is now underway
and the children will be able to
see their plans take shape with
benefit for all of the local children
in the community.
11. Eco - Project – ‘Growing Spaces’
1d: Geography is seen as a key subject to engage creative and critical thinking about ‘people and places’, local and global changes and possible futures.
The children have worked hard to improve their awareness of ecological
concerns and have worked together to improve our school grounds.
12. Eco – Awareness / CO2 Reduction work at school
1d: Geography is seen as a key subject to engage creative and critical
thinking about ‘people and places’, local and global changes and
possible futures.
The school has provided the
children with many opportunities
to engage in eco-friendly
activities which encourage an
awareness of their locality and
the need to develop more
sustainable methods of travelling
to and from school.
The school is a ‘WOW’ school
and a ‘Bike It’ School and
recently took part in the national
‘Big Pedal’ event to encourage
children to cycle to school.
13. Links with China 2010 -11
1d: Geography is seen as a key subject to engage creative and critical thinking
about ‘people and places’, local and global changes and possible futures.
During the past academic year
the school has developed links
with a school in Baoding
Province.
The Head teacher and two of our
staff have visited the school and
there are already good links
developing between our school
and this very large school just
outside of Beijing.
The opportunities for our children
to get involved and to learn more
about China have clearly been
increased and we have had a
China focus across all year
groups this year.
14. Y5 and Y6 ‘China Day’
Children had the opportunity to learn about different aspects of life in China.
1d: Geography is seen as a key subject to engage creative and critical thinking about ‘people and places’, local and global changes and possible futures.
15. Orienteering
1e Core geographical knowledge underpins children’s
learning about the world
As part of ‘Geography
Week’ all children had the
opportunity to ‘have a go’ at
orienteering. The younger
children used plans
detailing a route to follow
using coloured cones, and
the older children used
detailed surveyed maps of
the playground to locate
different points. Great fun
was had by all!
16. Finding Barnaby Bear
1e Core geographical knowledge underpins children’s learning about the world
As part of their map
work the children in
Year 1 were given the
challenge to find
Barnaby Bear who
was hidden around the
school. They not only
had to locate him but
had to show his
position on a basic
map of the school.
17. Africa
Week
This
Some people think Power Point
africa Africa is a place were
people are very poor,
needs to be
Some of the African animals but some parts of viewed
are: lions ,tigers, elephants Africa are not poor.
,gorillas and crocodiles.
outside of
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in normal
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African music (Please
is very good!!! double click
this slide.)
1e Core geographical knowledge underpins children’s learning about the world
Because of our strong links with Ghana we have a bi-annual ‘African
Week’ event. The children learn about the geography of Africa and
explore their art, music and culture.
18. Where in the world does Willy Wonka get his
Chocolate from? 1e Core geographical knowledge
underpins children’s learning
about the world
Y2 covered their
geography through
literacy using
‘Charlie and the
chocolate factory’.
19. The World Feast Game
Y6
1e Core geographical knowledge underpins children’s learning about the world
This is an account of the ‘World Feast
Game’ written by a student who discovered
that it was more difficult to ‘balance the
books’ than was originally thought!
20. Y6 at BLACKTON GRANGE 2010
This educational visit gives our children the chance to explore a range
of locations and environments……….and get wet occasionally!
1f: Geography supports other curriculum areas, contributes to the enjoyment and achievement of learners and to the whole school initiatives
21. Displays around the school
The children’s geography work is always well
displayed, informative and enjoyed by others.
22. What our pupils said about
Geography at IMPS
Fun and Good when we use I loved
maps and get the learning
Exciting ! chance to leave about where
school! chocolate
came from!
I love
finding out
facts and
I enjoyed the
making We love ‘World Feast
Power finding out Game. It wasn’t
Points! as easy as I
about thought it would
Barnaby African be!
Bear week was
great fun!
