{"id":6087,"date":"2020-09-30T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T11:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodley.suffolk.sch.uk\/?page_id=6087"},"modified":"2025-04-30T12:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:49:36","slug":"geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/woodley.suffolk.sch.uk\/index.php\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6087\" class=\"elementor elementor-6087\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54e236f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54e236f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae26b23\" data-id=\"ae26b23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af1625 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"3af1625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6181\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6181\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Progression Pathway<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6181\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Progression Pathway<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6181\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6181\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/woodley.suffolk.sch.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Geography-progression-pathway.doc\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6107\">Geography progression pathway<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e82b78 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e82b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Why Geography Matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a886240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a886240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/B8WHKRzkCOY&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:5,&quot;end&quot;:118,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267b0db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267b0db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Children hold the power to protect our world.<\/p><p>Geography is challenging, motivating, topical and fun. Our society is becoming increasingly diverse so children need, more than ever before, to understand other people and cultures. Geography makes a major contribution to children&#8217;s physical, intellectual, social and emotional development.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><u>How do children at Wood Ley learn Geography?<\/u><\/p><p>To ensure high standards of teaching and learning in geography, we implement a curriculum that is progressive throughout the whole school. Geography is taught as part of a termly topic, focusing on knowledge and skills stated in the National Curriculum. Geography teaching focuses on enabling children to think as geographers. A variety of teaching approaches are used based on the teacher\u2019s judgement.<\/p><p>The geography curriculum at Wood Ley Primary School is based upon the 2014 Primary National Curriculum in England, which provides a broad framework and outlines the knowledge and skills and taught in each Key Stage. Teachers plan lessons for their class using our Geography Progression Pathway and Map documents following the topics on the Long-Term Plan. Teachers use these documents to plan their geography lessons suitable to their class\u2019s interests and what they want to learn. We plan and teach Geography by following the children\u2019s interests to ensure learning is engaging, broad and balanced. The progression document ensures the curriculum is covered and the skills\/knowledge taught is progressive throughout the school.<\/p><p>Educational visits are an opportunity for the teachers to plan for additional geography learning outside the classroom. At Wood Ley Primary School, the children have had many opportunities to experience geography on educational visits. The children have explored the local area including studying land use in Stowmarket and Felixstowe, river trips and visits to local museums as well as the Year 5 residential trip to Thorpe Woodlands. At Wood Ley, we are fortunate to have a forest school site on our grounds where the children can conduct their learning outside as well as deepening their understanding and care of the environment. In addition, teachers plan time into the curriculum to invite educational visitors into the classroom to bring the children\u2019s geographical learning to life and extend their understanding of the topic.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><u>Other great Geography links and activities:<\/u><\/p><p>Geographical Association &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geography.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.geography.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p><p>National Geographic &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/\">https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/<\/a><\/p><p>MapZone on Ordnance Survey &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk\/mapzone\/\">https:\/\/www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk\/mapzone\/<\/a><\/p><p>DigiMap &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/digimap.edina.ac.uk\/\">https:\/\/digimap.edina.ac.uk\/<\/a><\/p><p>Oak National Academy &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/classroom.thenational.academy\/subjects-by-key-stage\/key-stage-2\/subjects\/geography\">https:\/\/classroom.thenational.academy\/subjects-by-key-stage\/key-stage-2\/subjects\/geography<\/a><\/p><p>Sciencekidz &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencekids.co.nz\/sciencefacts\/countries.html\">https:\/\/www.sciencekids.co.nz\/sciencefacts\/countries.html<\/a><\/p><p>Royal Geographical Association &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgs.org\/schools\/teaching-resources\/?categories=Animation&amp;utm_source=School+Members&amp;utm_campaign=e21185bae0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_25_09_19&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_bd6329754a-e21185bae0-\">https:\/\/www.rgs.org\/schools\/teaching-resources\/?categories=Animation&amp;utm_source=School+Members&amp;utm_campaign=e21185bae0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_25_09_19&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_bd6329754a-e21185bae0-<\/a><\/p><p>3D Geography &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dgeography.co.uk\/geography-topic\">https:\/\/www.3dgeography.co.uk\/geography-topic<\/a><\/p><p>Clickable world map &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/geology.com\/world\/world-map.shtml\">https:\/\/geology.com\/world\/world-map.shtml<\/a><\/p><p>BBC Teach &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/ks2-geography\/zj7p47h\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/teach\/ks2-geography\/zj7p47h<\/a><\/p><p>Oxford Owl Geography &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordowl.co.uk\/for-home\/school-year\/subject-guides\/geography-at-primary-school\/\">https:\/\/www.oxfordowl.co.uk\/for-home\/school-year\/subject-guides\/geography-at-primary-school\/<\/a><\/p><p>Mini Map Makers &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/minimapmakers.co.uk\/free-mappy-downloads\">https:\/\/minimapmakers.co.uk\/free-mappy-downloads<\/a><\/p><p>Get kids into survey &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getkidsintosurvey.com\/resources\/\">https:\/\/www.getkidsintosurvey.com\/resources\/<\/a><\/p><p>World Geography games &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/world-geography-games.com\/world.html\">https:\/\/world-geography-games.com\/world.html<\/a><\/p><p>Geography stories &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.storylineonline.net\/books\/how-i-learned-geography\/\">https:\/\/www.storylineonline.net\/books\/how-i-learned-geography\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progression Pathway Progression Pathway Geography progression pathway Why Geography Matters https:\/\/youtu.be\/B8WHKRzkCOY Children hold the power to protect our world. 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