2025/2026

Summer 2

Year 3/4 - Asia: India and China

Key end points of this unit:

• India and China are both large Asian countries with populations of over 1 billion people.
• The Rivers Indus and Ganges are significant physical features in India.
• The Taj Mahal is a prominent human feature in India.
• Two major Chinese rivers are the Yangtze and the Yellow River.
• The Great Wall of China is a significant human feature.

Children will expand on their geographical knowledge of Europe to Asia, allowing them to compare and contrast. Students will be guided to use their locational knowledge to identify where India and China are situated and make predictions about what the countries are like. They will use prior knowledge on rivers from Spring 1 to help understand the importance of rivers to local communities. 

 

Year 5/6 - Local study (King's Lynn)

Key end points of this unit:

• King's Lynn is a prominent town in the county of Norfolk.
• The River Great Ouse runs through the town.
• Important human features include the Southgates.
• Fieldwork will be carried out in the community to deepen our understanding of the area.

Children will have the opportunity to carry out fieldwork, which involves going out into the local community, and is an essential skill of the Geography curriculum. They will record and present their findings to draw conclusions about their locality. They will use Sketch maps and digital technology to assist with their work.