Blog by Tag: Geography

In our Geography work this half term we have been exploring natural and manmade objects. We talked about what makes an object natural or manmade and thought of our own examples. We then went on a walk around our school grounds to explore what natural and manmade objects we could see. We have…

The children have been looking for signs of autumn and have collected their own bag of ‘Autumn Treasures’ to share with their friends. We have talked about our different seasons and explored their findings including the different shapes and colours. We will use our treasures to make pictures and…

Today the children enjoyed water play in tyres and tuff trays. After watching England’s highlights, we imagined being at a swimming pool or beach in Mexico. The children talked about the weather and how the water felt on their feet and legs.  

Today, the children in Year 5 experienced a taster day at Holy Family Catholic High School.

They took part in a Geography, Mathematics and P.E lesson.

Year 5 had a brilliant time and the staff at Holy Family commented on how polite and respectful the children were.

The children are having a wonderful week outdoors in forest school with the  sunshine. They are exploring with water, playing in the mud kitchen, practising balancing, playing parachute games and building strong friendships. They also enjoyed story time outdoors with an ice-pop to cool down. 

As part of our topic about Liverpool Waterfront, Year 2 visited Peel Ports this week. We went to Terminal 1 and watched containers get loaded and unloaded using huge machinery. We then had a walk around the control room and some children had the opportunity to press a button to drop the…

We have had a wonderful first day at the farm! We had the chance to feed baby lambs, goats, cows and alpacas. We listened to the farmer as they told us all about the animals on their farm and they even let us stroke a tortoise, gecko and snake! We went on a train ride and had the chance to…

On Tuesday we talked about the change in our season and hoe much nicer the weather seems.  We took a tick list and set off around school searching for signs of spring.  We were so lucky to find lots of things - flowers, buds, birds. The children enjoyed exploring the garden and yard for these…

Year 1- Geography

We have been learning about the four countries of the United Kingdom. Today we have been listening to a song about the capital cities and labelling our maps. 

Following on from our ‘Naughty Bus’ book the children were keen to make their own bus.  We found a sturdy box and the children took over, painting and creating together to get the job done!  Next for the driving and travelling.  We have also been talking about finding routes as part of our…

The children are continuing to enjoy reading the ‘Naughty Bus’ by Jan and Jerry Oke. This week they decided to make their own bus so they could travel around London seeing all the famous landmarks. So far they’ve visited Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. They are having lots…

This term we are looking at how the Earth is divided.

We looked at how the Equator bisects the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

We then researched and discussed the differences between the two hemispheres.