We use Kapow Primary’s Geography scheme, which aims to inspire pupils to become curious thinkers with a diverse knowledge of the world. We encourage children to think like geographers, measure and record necessary data in various ways, and analyse and present their findings. We aim to develop an awareness of how Geography shapes our lives over time, encouraging children to become resourceful, active citizens who will have the skills to improve the world around them.
This scheme encourages:
- a strong focus on developing both geographical skills and knowledge.
- critical thinking, with the ability to ask perceptive questions and explain and analyse evidence.
- the development of fieldwork skills across each year group.
- a deep interest and knowledge of pupils’ locality and how it differs from other areas of the world.
- a growing understanding of geographical terms and vocabulary.
Through the use of Kapow Primary’s Geography scheme of work, we enable pupils to meet the end of key stage attainment targets in the National Curriculum.
The aims also align with those in the National Curriculum.
After implementing Kapow Primary Geography, children should move to secondary education equipped with a range of skills and knowledge to enable them to study Geography with confidence at Key Stage 3. We aim to shape children into inspired and curious geographers with respect and appreciation for the world around them, alongside an understanding of the interconnection between the human and the physical.
The expected impact of following the Kapow Primary Geography scheme of work is that children will:
- Compare and contrast human and physical features to describe and understand similarities and differences between various places in the UK, Europe and the Americas.
- Name, locate and understand where and why the physical elements of our world are located and how they interact, including processes over time relating to climate, biomes, natural disasters and the water cycle.
- Understand how humans use the land for economic and trading purposes, including how the distribution of natural resources has shaped this.
- Develop an appreciation for how humans are impacted by and have evolved around the physical geography surrounding them, and how humans have had an impact on the environment, both positive and negative.
- Develop a sense of location and place around the UK and some areas of the wider world using the eight-points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and keys on maps, globes, atlases, aerial photographs and digital mapping.
- Identify and understand how various elements of our globe create positioning, including latitude, longitude, the hemispheres, the tropics and how time zones work, including night and day.
- Present and answer their own geographical enquiries using planned and specifically chosen methodologies, collected data and digital technologies.
- Meet the end of key stage expectations outlined in the National Curriculum for Geography.