Geography at Brook Acre
What to expect
At Brook Acre, we aim to inspire curiosity and wonder about the world around us. Through Geography, our children develop an understanding of places, people, environments, and cultures, both locally and globally. We encourage our children to explore, question, and appreciate the diversity of our planet while developing the knowledge and skills needed to become responsible, informed global citizens. Our Geography curriculum enables our children to understand their place in the world and the impact they can have on its future.
Progression of skills in Geography
From our youngest learners in our 0–3 provision through to Year 6, our children develop their geographical knowledge and skills through a carefully sequenced curriculum. Early experiences focus on exploring their immediate environment and understanding the world around them through play, observation, and discussion. As they move through the school, our children build on these foundations by developing map skills, fieldwork techniques, locational knowledge, and an understanding of human and physical geography. By Year 6, our children are confident geographers who can investigate, analyse, and explain geographical patterns and processes, while demonstrating an informed understanding of local, national, and global issues.
Geography learning at home
We encourage our parents to support their child's geographical learning beyond the classroom. This may be by completing some super learning projects, which can be represented in a creative masterpiece or exploring a range of engaging online resources and educational games. Your child's teacher will set the home learning project and if you have any questions or in need of any advise on available resources, they will be happy to help.The online activities provide fun opportunities for our children to develop their map skills, learn about different countries and cultures, explore physical and human geography, and deepen their understanding of the world around them. We hope these exciting resources will inspire curiosity, encourage exploration, and foster a lifelong interest in Geography.
Interactive activities
EYFS (Ages 3-5)
- BBC CBeebies Go Jetters: Access engaging sing-alongs, quizzes, and mini-games based on global landmarks via the BBC Teach Go Jetters Hub or stream full episodes on BBC iPlayer.
- EYFS Geography Games portal.
- Geographical Association: Find expert-led, low-stimulation activities tailored to children aged 0-5 using the Geographical Association Online Teaching Resources.
🏠 Hands-On & Sensory Activities for EYFS
- Small World Local Area: Build a base using a tray or cardboard box, adding artificial grass, fabric, and Lego blocks to represent local shops, roads, and houses. Geographical Association School Area Guide.
- Sensory Walks: Take a walk in the school grounds or local park, encouraging children to feel different textures (soft grass, rough bark, sand) and listen/smell for weather features. Read the Geographical Association Sensory Walk Guide for ideas.
- Exploring Water & Weather: Discuss puddles, rain, and the weather using circle time. Discover more play ideas via Twinkl's Explore Geography from Home
Key Stage 1 (Ages 5–7)
- Pirate Bunnies: World Adventures: Available on BBC Bitesize, this game sends kids on a quest to find treasure by practicing their knowledge of continents, oceans, flags, and seasons.
- Atlas Adventures & Map Skills: Explore Twinkl Go for interactive city jigsaws, sorting games, and weather quizzes built for younger learners.
Key Stage 2 (Ages 7–11)
- Race Across the Continents: Also hosted on BBC Bitesize, this quiz-based adventure tests knowledge of the natural world and human geography.
- World Geography Games: Head over to World Geography Games for dozens of fast-paced, labeled map quizzes that cover capitals, flags, mountains, and rivers.
- Interactive Map Quizzes: Practice specific regions on Topmarks which curates highly rated map and topographic games (like Toporopa) for older primary students.
- National Geographic Kids: Visit National Geographic Kids for habitat-building challenges, quizzes, and explorer puzzles.