Geography Year 3

Our Year 3 geography curriculum builds on children’s knowledge of spatial sense, UK Geography and world geography from Key Stage One. Our curriculum teaches pupils carefully sequenced knowledge of British geography with units that dive into regions such as The South West of England and larger regions such as Western Europe. Children will study settlements and population, rivers of the world and will be introduced to the continent of Asia focussing on China and India. This knowledge will be built upon on Year 4 when children study Japan.

Throughout the PKC, pupils gain a strong foundation of knowledge about the world around them. They locate places, learn about those locations and how they relate to surrounding areas. Our Year 3 geography curriculum begins with a ‘Spatial Sense’ unit that teaches vital skills such as using four and six figure grid references and fieldwork skills. This unit builds on children’s knowledge and understanding from KS1. Children will compare a local area to San Francisco, thinking about how the physical and human features of the two places compare. In Year 3, children will study the geography of Western Europe and will be introduced to regions of Europe, climate, trade, industry, landmarks, physical features, and contrasting environments.

Our geography curriculum introduces pupils to the following units:

• Spatial sense
• Settlements
• Rivers
• UK geography: the South West
• Western Europe
• Asia: China and India

We equip our partner schools with the necessary resources to effectively teach the PKC geography Year 3 curriculum to their pupils. Resources include lesson plans, curriculum maps, subject overviews, and subject and unit rationales.

Alongside the above resources, we provide every PKC Geography teacher with:

• Geography subject knowledge resources in every lesson plan
• Knowledge organisers for each unit
• Assessment and multiple choice quizzes
• Access to CPD training and resources
• Key vocabulary database and people databases

To gain a better understanding of the geography curriculum, we encourage all geography subject leaders to attend our “Dive into geography” CPD series. These sessions include six pre-recorded videos followed by a live session with our curriculum team. By attending this session you will be able to apply our geography curriculum with confidence within your schools.