• Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom, and of a small area in a contrasting non-European country.
• Geography, Key Stage 1, Locational Knowledge
• Name and locate the world’s 7 continents and 5 oceans.
• English, Year 2, Reading - Comprehension
• Explain and discuss their understanding of books, poems and other material, both those that they listen to and those that they read for themselves.
• Geography, Key Stage 1, Human & Physical Geography
• Use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features and key human features.
• Geography, Key Stage 1, Human & Physical Geography
• Identify seasonal and daily weather patterns in the United Kingdom and the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles.
• Eighteen story books linking geography lessons with literacy. Great for the literacy hour.
• Stories offer a great way to help children relate to people and places, broadening their views of the world. Titles may vary.
• To integrate geography into literacy lessons effectively, teachers need resources that blend these subjects seamlessly. This collection of eighteen storybooks helps teachers achieve this by offering engaging narratives that explore human and physical geography across various locations.
• Supporting Key Stage 1 curriculum objectives, the books aid place knowledge through comparisons of areas within the UK and contrasting non-European countries. They cover locational knowledge like naming and locating the world's seven continents, five oceans, and identifying key characteristics of the UK's countries and capital cities.
The stories also address human and physical geography topics with basic geographical vocabulary, describing key features and identifying weather patterns. These geography resources create immersive geography classroom activities that captivate children’s imaginations while meeting educational standards.