World Geography for 5 - 7 Year Olds : A Complete Academic Curriculum

Locational knowledge
- locate the world’s countries, using maps concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.
- explore key topographical features (including mountains, coasts and rivers), and land-use patterns; and understand how some of these aspects have changed over time.
- identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern  Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Arctic and 
Antarctic Circle and time zones (including day and night).

Place knowledge
- understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography.

Human and physical geography
- describe and understand key aspects of:
          * physical geography, including: climate zones, rivers, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, and the water cycle.
          * human geography, including: types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution 
            of natural resources including energy,  food, minerals and water.

Geographical skills and fieldwork
- use maps, atlases, globes and digital/computer mapping to locate countries and describe features studied.
- use the eight points of a compass, four and six-figure grid references, symbols and keys to build their knowledge of the world.
- use fieldwork to observe, measure, record and present the human and physical features in the local area using a range of methods, including sketch maps, plans and graphs, and digital technologies

This course will be taught by a UK qualified teacher who has over 15 years experience of teaching children from age 3-11.  They hold a BA (Hons) and MA in Education which qualifies them to teach all subjects in the UK Primary Curriculum which includes geography.  The course overview and resources have been developed by a UK qualified teacher who specialises in educational course design.

Each week, learners will complete an activity together in class as we explore our wonderful world together.  They will also be given a factfile page to print off which can gradually build up into an encyclopaedia of geographical knowledge as well as a sticker to celebrate what they have learnt that lesson.  Additionally, there is an optional extra activity that can be completed at home to consolidate their learning.  

30 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.

The geographical information from the course will be sourced from books that present a factual view without any bias and are used in many schools all over the world.  The key sources are:
- Geography of the World (DK Eyewitness Companion Guide)
- DK Findout! Earth
- The Usborne Book of World Geography