Blog by Tag: Geography

Year 4 learned all about rivers last term, but today they had the chance to take a journey down the River Lune, from its source at Newbiggin-on-Lune in Cumbria all the way down to the estuary beyond Glasson Dock. We started off at St. Helen's Well - the source of the Lune - just outside the…

This morning, we walked around Dorrington Wood so that we could compare it to the rainforests we will be learning about this half term. 
 

We looked around for things we didn’t think we’d see in a rainforest.

We are ready to welcome everyone back tomorrow. Our new topic is all about journeys and vehicles. We would love to hear about a journey you have been onl

In Year 5, we are loving reading "Shackleton's Journey" by William Grill and "Ice Trap" by Meredith Hooper. 

We have learnt all about explorers in Victorian and Edwardian times and the continent of Antarctica.  We have written letters to apply to become one of the crew onboard the Endurance,…

In geography we have been learning about the 4 countries that make up the UK.  We have learnt about the capital cities, the different flags, patron saints and each country's emblem.  Today we focused on counties.  We found out that each country within the UK is divided into counties.  There are…

Year 6 combined SPAG revision with orienteering skills today as they worked on our recently installed new orienteering course. They had to use a map to find their way to specific control points before answering  SPAG question at each one. what a fun and healthy way to revise for SATs!

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In geography we have started learning about Europe - our home continent. Today we looked at human features of different countries including languages, currency and flags. We used the internet and fact sheets to research these for lots of different European countries. 
 

As the culmination of their geography work on world trade, Year 6 used all their knowledge to help them understand the supply chain involved in chocolate production. They were shocked to find that from the £1 retail price of a bar of chocolate, the cocoa farmers in Ghana only receive 8p! Through…

We created aerial view plans of our classroom using a range of materials found within the classroom. Each group decided upon and devised a key when making their maps so they were clear and easy to follow! 
 

Year 1 enjoyed a spring walk around the school grounds today. We looked for signs of the season and learned about why some trees lost their leaves over winter whilst others didn’t! We learned the new terms ‘deciduous’ and ‘evergreen’ and spotted these trees in our nature area. We heard birds…

Today Year 5 and 6 went to Lancaster University for a “Be the Change Day” focusing on the environment.
This was organised by the students of the university and took place on campus.

We learnt all about food miles, how fruit and vegetables are grown and transported and the impact of plastics on…

Today, whilst learning about the weather patterns across the four seasons, the most amazing thing happened... it started to SNOW! Of course, we made the most of this wintery treat by heading outside and investigating the weather and temperature! 
We checked the thermometer which told us it was a…