Key Stage 1

Our topic for this term is ‘Where do I live?’ and we will name the seven continents and find the UK on a map. We will name the village, town and county we live in, and name the four countries of the UK and their capital cities. We will also identify features of the countries in the UK and describe our own environment.

Key Stage 2

Year 3 and 4

Our topic for this term is ‘Countries of the world’ and we will locate countries in each of the continents, compare geographical features of countries and the major capital cities of the world. We will also compare the human and physical features of Paris and Rio de Janeiro and learn about the terms latitude, longitude, equator, Northern hemisphere, Southern hemisphere, tropic of Cancer and Capricorn.

Year 5 and 6

Our topic for this term is ‘Our European neighbours’ and we will locate Europe on a map and identify and locate countries in Europe. We will also discuss their features and identify major capital cities in Europe and compare two focusing on the human and physical features.