Curriculum – 2 year cycle INTENT
Cycle 1 | Geography content NC | Cycle 2 | Geography content NC |
Hedgehogs | 1. UK (four countries, capital cities and seas around them) 2. Houses & Homes (fieldwork) house types, new developments 3. Castles - local area (fieldwork) | Hedgehogs | 1.Africa & Weather/Seasonal Changes (fieldwork) 2. Transport (fieldwork) 3a. Gardening & Framing - different plants and wildlife, gardens, allotments Hedgerows/ ‘avenue’ trees (fieldwork) 3b. Seaside - beaches and coasts |
Otters | 1.Settlements 2. Volcanoes and earthquakes 3. Blue Planet | Otters | 1.Ancient Egypt 2.Anglo Saxons and Vikings 3.Amazon v Eden |
Badgers | 1.Local Area - On our Doorstep (fieldwork) 2. Mountains - Awesome Journeys 3. Edinburgh biomes | Badgers | 1. Forces inc. levers & pulleys; light 2.Animals inc humans: circulatory system; drugs, diet/exercise 3.Animals inc. humans: Life Cycles of animals reproduction/cycle of life; sex education |
EYFS – Early Learning Goals
ELG:
Understanding the World
Draw information from a simple map.
Recognise some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries.
Explore the natural world around them. Recognise some environments that are different to the one in which they live.
Understanding the World
People, Culture and Communities
Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps.
Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and (when appropriate) maps.
The Natural World
Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons.
Geography Cultural Capital