Primary Schools

Overview

Skills and concepts development
A sense of place and space
  • A sense of place
  • A sense of space
Maps, globes and graphical skills
  • Using pictures, maps and globes
Geographical investigation skills
  • Questioning
  • Observing
  • Predicting
  • Investigating and experimenting
  • Estimating and measuring
  • Analysing
  • Recording and communicating
The geographical skills and concepts above will be developed as work is completed on the strands and strand units of the curriculum outlined below.
StrandsStrand units
Human environments
  • Living in the local community
  • People and places in other areas
Natural environments
  • The local natural environment
  • Weather
  • Planet Earth in space
Environmental awareness and care
  • Caring for my locality




 
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