Skills and concepts development
A sense of place
The child should be enabled to
- Become aware of and explore some of the distinctive
features of the locality – myself, my family, my friends, members of the
school community, people who
live in and work in the local community, home, area around home, classroom,
school and play areas
- Develop some awareness of people and places in other
areas
A sense of space
- Refer to and use simple locational terms – beside,
near, far away, next door, on my road, upstairs, downstairs
- Discuss and record in simple terms journeys to and from
places in the immediate environment – home, play spaces, school and class
room, shops, churches, supermarkets
- Refer to and use simple direction within home, class
room and school
Maps, globes and graphical skills
Picturing places
- Refer to and use simple drawings
of areas
- Make model buildings with bricks and other play
materials
- Become aware of globes as models of the Earth
Geographical investigation skills
Questioning
- Ask questions about natural and human features in the
immediate environment
Observing
- Observe, compare and discuss natural and human features
in the local environment
Predicting
- Guess and suggest what will happen next in a situation
Investigating and experimenting
- Carry out simple investigations
and collect data
Estimating and measuring
- Estimate and compare distances in an informal way
Analysing
- Sort and group objects to observable features
Recording and communicating
- Describe and discuss observations orally
- Represent findings pictorially
Human environments
Living in the local community
My family and community
- Explore and discuss membership of the family, school
and local community
- Identify and discuss the roles of people who serve the
local community
Homes
- Describe areas within the home
- Acquire some awareness of the different types of homes
in the locality
- Make simple drawings of home, immediate surroundings,
journeys to and from school
School
- Discuss the people in the school community
- Describe areas within the school
- Make simple drawings of school,, immediate surroundings
and journeys to and from school
People at work
- Discuss the work of people in the home, school, local
community
- Become aware of buildings and places where people work
People at play
- Become aware of and discuss play spaces at home,
school, in the locality
- Suggest ways in which these places can be kept clean
and safe
- Make simple drawings of these places
People and places in other areas
- Develop some awareness of people living in other areas
- Acquire some awareness of different types of homes in
places outside the locality
- Become aware of some links between school / local
community and people in other places
Natural environments
- Become aware of, explore and discuss some aspects of
natural environment in the immediate locality of the school – hedgerow,
school grounds
- Observe, discuss and investigate water in the local
environment
- Observe, collect and investigate a variety of natural
materials in the local
environment
- Record and communicate experiences and observations
using oral language and pictures
Weather
- Observe and discuss a variety of weather conditions
- Record weather conditions using a weather chart or
diary
- Become aware of some of the effects of different
weather conditions
- Discuss the suitability of different kinds of clothes
- Record that some weather patterns are associated with
seasonal change
Environmental awareness and care
Caring for my locality
- Observe, discuss and appreciate the attributes
of the local environment
- Appreciate that people share the environment with plant
and animal life
- Develop a sense of responsibility for taking care of
and enhancing the environment
- Identify, discuss and implement simple strategies for
improving and caring for the environment
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