In Year 2 in Geography, we have looked at weather and at the seasons. We combined the skills of Geography and Art to really think about how the world around changes as we go through each day, when investigating the weather, as well as through the year when thinking about the seasons. 

In Geography, Year 3 have been learning all about weather and climate.  Over the past few weeks, we have been spending a few minutes each day recording the weather in our daily weather diaries, to see if we could spot any patterns or changes. This week, we found out more about why the weather is like it is. The children learnt about how the world is divided up by the equator, the tropics and the poles and what this means for our global weather system. They also had their first so far in Year 3 at using atlases, in which they had to locate different countries around the world and think about what the weather might be like there, using their learning and the knowledge that they have gained in this topic so far.

In geography, our new topic is linked to the Alps. The children used various maps to identify which countries the Alps crosses and then used playdough to create their own fold mountains. We also looked at tourism in the Alps and discussed the positives and negatives linked to it.

This term, we are learning about the Americas as part of our Geography curriculum. The children have used Google Earth and atlases to locate North and South America and to describe its location. They have had to identify the equator as well as using compass points to do this. We have begun exploring some of the countries in South America and their capital cities as well as find out key information to complete a fact file on their chosen country. This led to a discussion on what information was important such as population, geographical features and important buildings and monuments. Next, we will be focusing on North America and answering some of the questions they have about North America.