In this unit, children will begin learning about space and scale by looking at their classroom location using a planned perspective of the school. Children will then look at the location of their school on their street, including some of the other key human and physical features of the area. Children will explore the location of their settlement within the United Kingdom and learn about the UK’s four countries and capital cities. They will learn about the seasons in the United Kingdom and how they change. Children will then look at where the United Kingdom is in the world, learn the names of the continents and oceans and look at weather and climate across the globe.

In this unit, children explore their local park, naming and describing what they see (e.g. different areas: play areas, ponds, wildlife areas, car parks) and how these areas are used. Children will study data collection methods and choose appropriate methods according to their enquiry. They will use first-hand sensory exploration and observations to investigate the key features of their local park. Children will reflect upon the data collected to answer how people use and enjoy their local park. Children will present their data to answer their enquiry.

In this unit, children explore their school grounds, naming and describing what they see (e.g. different areas: buildings, playgrounds, planters, sensory gardens, field, forest school) and how these areas are used. Children will study data collection methods and choose appropriate methods according to their enquiry. They will use first-hand sensory exploration and observations to investigate the key features of their school grounds. Children will devise simple maps, including map symbols to represent their observations. Children will learn about compasses and the simple use of directional language. Children will reflect upon the data collected to answer how their school grounds support and encourage plant life. Children will present their data to answer their enquiry.

In this unit, children will learn about the key geographical characteristics of the United Kingdom. They will discover the different countries of the United Kingdom and the regions within England. Children will explore the human and physical features of the UK, including the types of settlements, key topographical features and how types of land use have changed over time. Children will use maps and atlases to explore the UK and their local region while learning to use a compass, 4-figure grid references, keys and symbols.

In this unit, children will learn how important bees are for humans and the natural world. Children will learn the dangers facing bees and the ways in which they can be conserved. Children will observe bees in their natural habitat and carry out improvement works on school grounds to help conserve and protect bees.

In this unit, children will learn about the places around them and begin looking for land use patterns. Using a case study of a fictional town to provide context, children will investigate their local area, focusing on its facilities and transport links and how they might be changing. Children will learn different ways of presenting, analysing and evaluating the data collected about their locality.

In this unit, children will learn about the world and how it is represented on maps. Children will discover the different countries and capital cities of Europe as well as recapping the countries and cities of the UK. Children will specifically focus on Italy and will learn the key human and physical features of the country before focusing on the region of Campania. Children will learn about plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes and will complete two Campania case studies. Children will then use their knowledge to compare their own region in England with Campania and establish similarities and differences between the two.

In this unit, children will review their knowledge of weather and climate dierences. Children will learn about the six main climate zones and the weather conditions in each. For instance, they will understand that the UK falls under the temperate climate zone, while other countries may have dierent climate zones. To understand weather forecasts, children will learn about the symbols used to display weather conditions. They will also be introduced to various weather instruments such as anemometers, rain gauges, and thermometers, and their uses in measuring wind speed, rainfall, and temperature respectively. Children will be encouraged to make informed choices to decide which weather phenomena they want to observe and measure. They will collect and record weather data from the school grounds using these instruments. Children will make sensible predictions based on weather trends and patterns. They will analyse the collected data and identify weather trends and patterns. Children will evaluate the fieldwork they have carried out.

In this unit, children will recap the key human and physical of their region in the United Kingdom. Children will discover the different countries and capital cities of North America and then focus on the Western region of the USA. Children will learn the human and physical features of the Western region of the USA, including biomes, climate zones, vegetation belts, earthquakes and volcanoes. Children will learn about the physical processes of rivers, mountains and the water cycle and apply this to their region and the Western USA.

In this unit, children will learn about the formation of a river at each course and the specific features that can form. Using the River Trent as a case study, children will recap regional rivers before selecting a local river to conduct fieldwork. Children will learn how to conduct fieldwork at a local river by gathering, analysing, presenting and recording data.

In this unit, children will learn about the biomes and ecosystems in the UK. They will complete a case study of the New Forest, discovering the diversity of trees, plants and animals found there. They will plan fieldwork to be conducted in a local woodland ecosystem, investigating the amount and variety of trees, plants and animals. They will then conduct this fieldwork at a local woodland ecosystem, observing, measuring and recording their findings. Children will finally analyse the data collected and present their information to an audience.