Blog by Tag: Geography

We are investigating the weather.  We made a wind vane so that we can find out which direction the wind is coming from.  We had to read the instructions very carefully and cut and join the pieces so that it could still move in the wind.  Lots of terrific teamwork was needed as it was a bit…

This term we have been learning about maps.  We know that a map is a view from above, it shows us a birds eye or plan view.  This week we practised drawing simple plans to help us when we draw our maps of the town in our class story.  We had to think very carefully about shape, size and position.…

The children worked really well in their pairs to reassemble their map of the United Kingdom.  As part of our work on the fire of London we have been learning the capital cities of the countries in the United Kingdom.  The children really enjoyed exploring on a google maps finding lots of places…

Today, Year 3 and 4 visited Stokesley Secondary School to take part in a fun afternoon learning orienteering skills. Some of our pupils received awards for passion and determination. We look forward to visiting again soon. 

We had a great time on our local walk.  We followed the map carefully, spotting the way markers so we didn't get lost.  It was lovely to see a bit more of the countryside around Stokesley and find out a bit more about the place that many of us live.  We managed to spot almost all of the signs of…

Linked to our Power of Reading Book One Day on Our Blue Planet  ... in the Savannah we have been finding out a bit more about our planet.  The children worked in teams to assemble a world map and then used it to help them begin to learn the names of the 7 continents and 5 oceans of the world.  We…