You can travel the seas, poles and deserts and see nothing. To really understand the world, you need to get under the skin of the people and places. In other words, learn about geography. I can’t imagine a subject more relevant in schools. We’d all be lost without it.
A high-quality geography education should inspire in pupils a curiosity and fascination about the world and its people that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Teaching should equip pupils with knowledge about diverse places, people, resources and natural and human environments, together with a deep understanding of the Earth’s key physical and human processes. As pupils progress, their growing knowledge about the world should help them to deepen their understanding of the interaction between physical and human processes, and of the formation and use of landscapes and environments. Geographical knowledge, understanding and skills provide the frameworks and approaches that explain how the Earth’s features at different scales are shaped, interconnected and change over time. National Curriculum for Geography, purpose of study
Tasting tea, Eid celebrations and our new topic
This half term, we are reading Cloud Tea Monkeys. This book is about a girl named Tashi who lives in a village below the tea plantations where her mother earns a living. In our first lesson, we got to taste different types of tea. We discussed the appearance, aroma,...
The Soanes Centre, habitats and where animals live
by Delaunay class On our trip, we visited the Soanes Centre, and we walked a long way to get there. We felt happy because we had the chance to explore the park. We visited different habitats such as woodlands, grassland and wetlands. The wetlands was a...
This half term in Shireen Class.
This half term we have been doing lots of fantastic learning. Our topics have included Bonfire Night, Diwali, Autumn, Recycling, Looking after our teeth and Christmas. Our Understanding the World/History this half term was Bonfire Night and Remembrance. We learnt all...
The rainforest vs a city
As part of our "Rainforests" topic we have looked at the geographical differences and similarities between the Amazon Rainforest and our local area, Poplar. After learning some interesting facts about a native Amazonian tribe, the children have cretated and annotated...
Our trip to St Paul’s Cathedral
by the whole class The cathedral On our trip we visited Saint Paul's Cathedral because we wanted to know more about the Great Fire of London. We saw an old leather bucket and a roof that had a dome. It was very high up. It was higher than the school. Haydn, Zain,...
Why is my school special?
This half-term, our topic in year 3 was community. We have been learning all about the Lansbury Estate, the Festival of Britain and our local landmarks.Our first trip of the year was a tour around our school to help us understand the connection we have to the Festival...
Our Autumn 1 Learning
This term, in history, I have learnt about Poplar Rates Rebellion and how it started.In 1921 the government was greedy at that time and the rents were the same as everyone and the wealthy didn't want to have the same rents as the poor so the government said that for...
Lots of Learning in Reception.
This half term, we have been so busy with our wider curriculum learning. We have been learning about our community and and other connections we have in the world, how we have changed since being a baby, painted our self portraits and learnt about our senses....
What Have Year 1 Been Up To?
Kapoor Class and Goldsworthy Class have been working collaboratively, creatively and critically in all areas of their learning. Here we are bringing the story of 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea' to life, through colourful puppets, tiger masks and writing invitations to our...
A ‘Fantastic Time’ at the Maritime Museum!
Year 2 visited the Maritime Museum in Greenwich today and had a jolly good time. We have been learning about Christopher Columbus in class and discussing the advantages and disadvantages of his voyages. In the museum today, we got to see models of ships, seafarer's...