Geography
Geography Website Resources
School subscriptions
Year 1
Study of Blaydon
Places to visit
- Blaydon Burn Nature Reserve
- Blaydon Highstreet
- Blaydon Library
Study of Great Britain
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j/articles/z4v3jhv
- https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/england
- https://world-geography-games.com/europe_uk_ireland.html
Books
- Collins First Atlas
- Usborne Illustrated Atlas of Britain and Ireland
- Usborne Pop- up London
- Usborne Great Britain quiz book
- Usborne Atlas of Britain picture book
UK Weather patterns
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/pshe-eyfs-ks1-go-jetters-environment-weather-and-climate/zfb3scw
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks1-ks2-wonders-of-nature-the-changing-seasons/zh4rkmn
- https://youtu.be/ksGiLaIx39c
Books
- National Geographic Kids Everything Weather
- First Facts: Season
- Lift- the – flap questions and answers about weather by Katie Daynes and Marie- Eve Tremblay
- The rhythm of the rain by Grahame Baker- Smith
- Tree: Seasons come, seasons go by Patricia Hegarty and Britta Teckentrup
- Lila and the secret of the rain by David Conway and Jude Daly
Year 2
Hot and cold places
- https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=95
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j/articles/zjg46v4
- https://youtu.be/X3uT89xoKuc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUVtqTWnUI8#action=share
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNiBL8Jok4s#action=share
Books
- Scholatsic- The hot and cold flip book
- The cold book by Mike Goldsmith and Miranda Smith
- Polar animals by wade cooper
- Creature of the desert by National Geographic
- One hundred and one questions about desert life by Alice Jablonsky
- The Rainbow Bear – Micheal Morpurgo
Continents and Oceans
- https://youtu.be/X6BE4VcYngQ
- https://world-geography-games.com/oceans/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zmqwscw
- https://youtu.be/K6DSMZ8b3LE
- https://world-geography-games.com/continents/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zyhp34j
Books
- Collins First Atlas
- My first atlas of the world- National Geographic
A contrasting locality Zambia
- https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/zambia-facts.html
- https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/zambia
- https://www.oddizzi.com/
Books
- Zambia in pictures by Bella Waters
- Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by country
- Beautiful blackbird- Ashley Bryan
- Anna goes to Zambia by Sharon Callen
Year 3
Comparison of Edinburgh and Blaydon
Places to visit
- Blaydon Burn Nature Reserve
- Blaydon Highstreet
- Blaydon Library
- Edinburgh
Volcanoes
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/volcanoes/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zd9cxyc
- https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm
- https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/volcano-facts/
Books
- Volcano National Geographic
- Horrible Science: Violent Volcanoes
- Everything volcanoes and earthquakes- National Geographic kids
North America study- Mexico
- https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/mexico-facts.html
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/mexico/
- https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/countries/country-fact-file-mexico/
- https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/mexico.html
Books
- DK Eyewitness Mexico
- Mexico from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman and Jane Lewis
- Look what came from Mexico by Miles Harvey
Year 4
Mighty Mountains
Places to visit
The Lake District
Here are some websites for fun places to visit and do in the Lake District :
- https://www.thelakedistrict.org/things-to-do/kid-friendly/
- https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/things-to-do/north-west/cumbria/lake-district
- https://www.heartofthelakes.co.uk/things-to-do/activities-for-children
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/earth/surface-of-the-earth/mountains/
- http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains/world.htm
- http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/mountains.htm
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/z4g3qp3
Books
- The World’s Greatest Mountain Range by Baby Professor
- Mountains of the world by Dieter Braun
Food and farming
- https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/food-and-farming
- https://archive.foodafactoflife.org.uk/Activity.aspx?siteId=14§ionId=63&contentId=176
- www.oddizzi.com
Books
- A kid’s guide to keeping chickens by Melissa Caughey
- Fantastic Farm Machines by Cris Peterson
- Jobs on a farm by Nancy Dickmann
A European Study Greece
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z87tn39
- http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/greece/today.html
- https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/greece
- https://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/greece.php
Books
- A visitor’s guide to Ancient Greece by Lesley Sims
- Who let the Gods out? By Maz Evans
- Beast of Olympus by Lucy Coats
Year 5
Rivers and the water cycle
Places to visit
- River Tyne
- Blaydon Burn
- River Tyne estuary
- Tynemouth seafront
- South Shields seafront
- (any local beaches)
- https://www.tyneriverstrust.org/the-river/
- http://www.reizen-langs-rivieren.nl/the-rivers/river-tyne-from-source-to.html
- http://www.visitnewcastle.com/newcastle-river-tyne.php
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/z7w8pg8
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/geography-ks1–ks2-rivers/z6qsf4j
- https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/rivers-(1)/journey-of-a-river/
Books
- CGP Rivers – They study book
- Why water’s worth it by Lori Harrison
- The ‘Where on Earth?’ Book if : Rivers by Susie Brooks
- Flotsam by David Wiesner
- River by Timothy Knapman
- Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
South American Study – Brazil
- https://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/brazil
- https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/brazil-facts.html
- https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/countries/country-fact-file-brazil/
- https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/brazil.html
Books
- Brazil the land and the people by Susie Brooks
- What will I see in Brazil? By Bay Professor
Earthquakes
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z849q6f/articles/zj89t39
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-v-G1iL67w
- https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/2018/02/latest-earthquakes-and-how-earthquakes-work
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/earthquake/
Books
- CGP Volcanoes and earthquakes – The study book
- Can you survive an earthquake? By Rachael Hanel
- DK Eyewitness Volcanoes and Earthquakes
- Earthquakes and Tsunamis by Emily Bone
Year 6
World climate and biomes
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zr7hyrd
- https://www.funkidslive.com/learn/marina-ventura/climate-explorers/major-climate-zones-world/#
- https://www.metlink.org/primary/key-stage-2/
Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead
Places to visit
- Gateshead Quayside
- Newcastle Quayside
Rainforests
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vijLre760w
- http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/rainforest.html
- https://www.actionaid.org.uk/school-resources/resource/ks2-amazon-rainforest-brazil-package
Books
- Rainforests in 30 seconds by Jen Green and Stephanie Murphy
- 100 facts: Rainforests by Camilla De la Bedoyere
- Lifesize Rainforest by Anita Ganeria and Stuart Jackson- Carter
- The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
- Wild animals of the south by Dieter Braun
- Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
Fieldwork Resources
Places to visit
- Chopwell Woods
- Thornley Woods
- Clara Vale nature reserve
- Blaydon Burn
- Winlaton Woods
- Derwent Country Park
- Saltwell Park
- Shibdon Pond
- Watergate Park
- Causey Woods
- Hamsterley Forest