| Key Topic |
Content/Skills |
Guidance Notes
Literacy/Numeracy
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| Introduction |
Glossary and title page
Pupils design a title page to illustrate
this topic.
Pupils write a glossary of key words to be
used in this topic.
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Glossary at beginning of topic will familiarise
the pupils with the keywords to be used, their meanings and
spellings.
Keywords can be displayed around the classroom.
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| What is geography? |
What is physical
geography? Foundations
p. 4
Activity
p.5 – done on sheet 1.1
What is human geography?
Foundations p. 6 Activity p. 7 - done on
sheet 1.1
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The aim of this section of the scheme of
work is to try to explain to the pupils what we mean by geograpohy.
What they might expect to learn from it and its particular
value to them in later life.
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| |
What is environmental
geography? Foundations
p.8
Qu. 1 & 2 p. 9 Summary & Extras
Thinking skills - Good opportunity
here to do some simple Thinking Skills Exercises eg. odd one
out, classification exercise
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Discussion with pupils
to find out their ideas as to ‘what is geography’?
Explain that there are three main types
of geography and they do overlap.
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| Recognising & describing
places using photos and sketches. |
How do we study geography? Foundations
p. 10
Qu. 1 – 4 Summary
|
Explain the meaning
of ‘place’.
Use of key words,
aerial photos & field sketches to describe ‘places’.
Comparison of an urban and rural landscape.
Label field sketches. Cloze comprehension
exercise. |
| Latitude & longitude |
How do we find out where places are? Foundations
p. 12 Activity sheet 1.2
Extension work - sheet 1.3
|
Consider how places can be located by using
a globe and/or an atlas.
Latitude and longitude is not easy
to understand by all so it is not worth labouring it.
Use
of an Atlas and the index in locating countries. |
| Graphs & the interpretation of graphs |
Why do we use graphs in geography? Foundations
p. 14
Activity sheets 1.4; 1.5; 1.6
|
Recognition of bar charts, line graphs, pie
charts and scatter graphs.
Interpretation and use of these
graphs. |
| ICT |
How can we use computers in geography?
Foundations p. 16 Qu. 1 – 3 Summary
Use of internet - www.nelsonthornes.com
|
Use of ICT in geography.
Simple explanation of how we can use ICT
in geography lessons.
Use of the internet. |
| Extension work |
Basic Skills in Geography
2
p. 20 - 21 |
Extension work for
end of topic or to be given during the topic.
Tests the use
of an index and contents page of an atlas. |