4 Oct

Exploring atlases in Year 3

In geography we are finding out about the countries in different continents. Today we used the indexes at the back of the atlases to look up different countries such as Brazil, France and Egypt. We found out which continents the countries are in and also used the maps to find out which countries…

3 Oct

Nigeria fact finding

We played a game this afternoon to help us to learn more about the African country, Nigeria.  

27 Sep

Year 4 Geography

In Geography, we went outside to do some fieldwork. We observed, recorded and presented features in the local area by sketching what human and physical features we could see from the playground.

17 Jul

Trip to Williamson Park (science and geography link)

Today Year 5 walked to Williamson Park for our end of year trip.  We have been investigating Ordnance Survey maps to find the best route and also work out what we would be able to see from the viewpoint at Williamson Park.  We were very fortunate with the weather because the view today was…

14 Jul

Year 6's field trip to the Lake District

Year 6 were extremely fortunate with the weather today for their geography field trip to the Lake District.

We set off early in the morning and headed for Ambleside, where we walked up to Todd Crag. At the top we had a spectacular view of Windermere and the surrounding fells, but could see the…

12 Jul

Activity 2

Here’s our map of the play area using natural resources.

12 Jul

Activity 2

Another group’s map of the play area.

12 Jul

Activity 2

Another example of the fabulous maps we made of the play area.

12 Jul

Activity 2 - make a map of the park using natural objects

We were very proud of our maps of the playground using natural resources found lying around the park.

12 Jul

Activity 1 - locate the feature

Our first activity was to locate various features around the park.  Each time we found one we had to then work out where exactly this place was on the map.  It was great fun and even the damp weather didn’t put us off.

12 Jul

Activity 1 - locate the feature

Our first activity was to locate various features around the park.  Each time we found one we had to then work out where exactly this place was on the map.  It was great fun and even the damp weather didn’t put us off.