World Geography (Wild Earth) for 5-8 Year Olds : A Complete Academic Curriculum
This exciting weekly course covers a complete geography academic curriculum in a fun and interactive way. Learners will explore our world through fascinating facts, videos, quizzes, experiments, art and craft, worksheets and much more!
Learning With Love - Science, History, Geography
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4.9
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What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. 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.Class Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 3
Beginner Level
This exciting weekly course covers a complete geography academic curriculum in a fun and interactive way. Learners will become immersed in the wonders of geography through fascinating facts, quizzes, experiments, art and craft, worksheets and much more. Geography can help us understand the planet’s movement, changes and systems. Topics that are relevant to today such as climate change, water availability and natural resources are much easier understood by those who know geography well. It also puts history in context. It helps us see the why, when and how of what happened in history. Studying geography helps us to have an awareness of a place. All places and spaces have been shaped by humans, earth and climate. It gives a meaning and awareness to places and spaces as well as helping learners with spatial awareness on the globe. Understanding direction and where things are in the world is still a vital skill, despite having easy access to this information online. More and more, we are a worldwide community — joined by causes, conflicts, business and families. Geography matters today more than ever because our learners are growing up in a globalised world. The study of geography opens up learners' awareness to what is around them locally and globally, and the connectedness of people within those places. This knowledge can help them think critically about the world as they become the world's government, business and family leaders of the future. Geography teaches us about our differences, but also about our similarities which can help us all to be better global citizens. Whether your learner is home schooled or you would just like them to explore a broader curriculum than most schools offer, this course will take them on an epic journey from the beginning of time and space, through planets to underwater habitats as well as into volcanoes and earthquakes. My goal is to inspire them to become lifetime learners with a thirst for knowledge. They will have the opportunity to develop their skills in understanding, communicating, empathising and analysing at an age appropriate level. Learners are welcome to join any topic that is of particular interest or stay for a longer period of time to cover a full geography curriculum. Each weekly lesson is a standalone topic and does not need previous knowledge. Below are the topics that will be covered over the next few months. What is covered in this course? Super Space! Week Beginning 8th April 2024 The Big Bang! How The Earth Was Formed Week Beginning 15th April 2024 The Splendid Solar System Week Beginning 22nd April 2024 Mission Space! Week Beginning 29th April 2024 Living In Space Week Beginning 6th May 2024 Digging Deep! Layers Of The Earth Week Beginning 13th May 2024 As Different As Night And Day Week Beginning 20th May 2024 Months And Phases Of The Moon Week Beginning 27th May 2024 Break (No Lesson This Week) Our Wonderful World Week Beginning 3rd June 2024 Where Do You Live? The 7 Continents Week Beginning 10th June 2024 Our Amazing Oceans Week Beginning 17th June 2024 Our Changing Land and Oceans Week Beginning 24th June 2024 Dive Into The Deep! Layers Of The Ocean Week Beginning 1st July 2024 Exploring Our Oceans Week Beginning 8th July 2024 Living Underwater! Ocean Habitats Week Beginning 15th July 2024 Living On The Edge! Ocean Habitats Week Beginning 22nd July 2024 Summer Break (No Lessons) - 26th August 2024 Water, Water, Everywhere! Week Beginning 2nd September 2024 The One Where We Make Our Own Watercycle! Week Beginning 9th September 2024 Tremendous Tides and Waves Week Beginning 16th September 2024 Changing Coastlines Week Beginning 23rd September 2024 Raging Rivers Week Beginning 30th September 2024 Journey Of A River Week Beginning 7th October 2024 How Do We Use Rivers? Week Beginning 14th October 2024 Terrifying Tsuanamis Week Beginning 21st October 2024 Break (No Lesson This Week) Week Beginning 28th October 2024 Break (No Lesson This Week) Mountains, Volcanos And Earthquakes Week Beginning 4th November 2024 How Mountains Are Made Week Beginning 11th November 2024 Famous Mountains Week Beginning 18th November 2024 Volcano! Week Beginning 25th November 2024 Timeline Of An Eruption Week Beginning 2nd December 2024 Predicting and Preparing For An Eruption Week Beginning 9th December 2024 Eek! It's An Earthquake! Week Beginning 16th December 2024 Living In An Earthquake Zone Week Beginning 23rd December 2024 Break (No Lesson This Week) Week Beginning 30th December 2024 Break (No Lesson This Week) Coming Up In Future Weeks: Extreme Earth Save Our World! Brilliant Biomes Marvellous Maps Serious Settlements Fantastic Fieldwork
Learning Goals
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
Other Details
Learning Needs
The class is taught by a teacher who is very experienced with children who have learning needs. We ensure that the lessons and worksheets are inclusive. We can also adapt learning materials for specific needs if required.
Supply List
All materials for each lesson will be posted in the classroom at least 24 hours in advance. Learners should print out the class worksheet and bring it to the lesson so that we can complete it together. They should also have a supply of basic stationary such as paper, pencils, crayons, scissors and glue.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2022
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a teaching certificate
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Open University
1 teacher has a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Manchester Metropolitan University
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.Reviews
Live Group Class
$11
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 97 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
2-6 learners per class
