Geography

Geography at St. Joseph The Worker

'Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind!' Psalm 66:5

Take an adventure down a river, climb a mountain, survive a storm, find where you are on a map, explore your local environment and where you live... with Geography the possibilities to witness God's incredible work are endless!
In our role as caretakers of our planet, we feel it is our responsibility to instill leadership skills in our children and give them the tools to continue to care for our planet long after they leave school. 

 

We have recently bought a full class set of new World Atlases so that the children will have up to date access to countries around the world. Finding Islands, Oceans and Seas, Mountains and Continents - our new Atlases will be used in all Geography lessons to help children's mapping and enquiry skills. Thankyou to the PTFA for funding the purchase!

 

KS2 Home Learning

Locational and Place Knowledge
Whilst we're all following the government advice to stay indoors, we can still explore the world. BBC BItesize have put together some videos of places that our great for us to compare to Irlam because they're just so different. Each page has a video where Sue Venir will talk you through facts about that place and then there's some key geographic language for you to learn (this is a great way to develop your technical vocabulary) and also some real life images of each of these places. 

Where will you travel? Don't forget to send in your information, comparisons and thoughts of each place you learn about.

Explore the Lake District

Explore the Alps

Explore Florida

Explore the Galapagos Islands 

 

 

Here are some useful webites which you might enjoy:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/geography.shtml

http://kids.nationalgeographic.co.uk/kids/

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/

 

 

My favourite thing about Geography has always been maps, countries and places. I like finding out where countries are and where they are on a map! I like playing the matching games too where you have to match the country to the flag.

Whats your favourite thing about Geography?

Geography Co-ordinator