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KS2 Co-ordinators Information

 

School:

St John's Mead CE Primary School

Geography Co-ordinator: 

Mrs Kerry Simmons

E-mail Address:

kerrymuscott@st-johnsmead.s-gloucs.sch.uk

Themes:

  • Year 1

Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? / foreign places / the local area / making our local area safer / going to the seaside
  • Year 2

An Island home - Isle of Col (also same as Y1)
  • Year 3 / 4

France / Tocuaro / Indian village / families and weather around the world
  • Year 5 / 6

Investigation of a place in the UK / a contrasting locality / coasts / environment / mountain environment

 

QCA Schemes of Work used:

 

Fieldwork Undertaken:

 

KS1 - local studies in Hounds Road (where school is_; use of buildings, good / bad points in Chipping Sodbury

Yr 3/4 - Mapping around the school grounds / weather monitoring

Yr 5/6 - Compare Chipping Sodbury High Street to Minehead High Street / walk by the River Frome / coastlines - fieldtrip to Minehead - linked to Kilve Court

 

Use of ICT:

KS1

My World of Geography & History (geography activities; Islands, Exploring maps from juniors; Atlas screens)
My World of Geography & History revised
Interactive Map Explorer

KS2

Earth Quest
Waterways Museum Interactive Guide
Chembakoli
Life on the Fair
Tocuaro - A Mexican Village

 

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