Blog by Tag: Geography

This week we have been reading Handa’s Suprise in class with Reception.  The children have explored the contrast between some of the clothes we wear and the traditional clothes of Kenya, where the story is set.  We looked at differences and similarities between types of animals and houses in…

Year 1- Geography-Train Stations 

We have been looking at the different train stations on a map. We have been locating the symbols on a map to help find the train stations and lines. 

We have enjoyed learning about Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated.  We learned that it is now the Year of the Snake and find out about the celebrations that take place in Liverpool for Lunar New Year and how it is celebrated in countries such as China, using our globe to locate it.  Here we…

The children have been learning about Chinese New Year and how 2025 is the Year of the Snake. This week they have made dragons and lanterns, enjoyed noodles and prawn crackers for snack and learned how to say 'Happy New Year' in Chinese. 

In this lesson we continued to look at locations along the Tropic of Cancer.

We focused on Tamanrasset in Algeria and explored what it must be like to live there and some of the challenges the people might face.

Also, we made comparisons between Dhaka and Tamanrasset.

This term we have been exploring lines of longitude and latitude.

In this lesson, we focused on a location on the Tropic of Cancer.’

In groups, we explored where Dhaka was located and what the landscape is like.

We also discussed the issues of living there in particular the impact of…

Today, we started our new topic on volcanoes. We looked at the different layers of the Earth, and used play-dough to create them. Ask us about the different layers of the Earth! 

The children used a range of different maps and Google Earth to find some London landmarks.

Year One Geography - The Four Countries of the UK

In today’s Geography lesson we located the four countries of the UK on a map.  We also learned about their capital cities.

The children in nursery are interested in learning about animals that live in cold climates. We have looked at different animals that live in the Arctic including polar bears, snowy owls and arctic foxes. We have also been exploring what happens to ice as it melts.  

Blitzkrieg

Today, the children learnt about the different cities that were targeted during the Blitz. Did you know that Liverpool was the second most bombed city in the country? Why do you think this and what was the most bombed?

The children in nursery have been learning about our different seasons and this week they were able to explore what snow and ice feel like. The children talked about ‘wrapping up warm’ and preparing for the winter months ahead.