Year 1 Geography Block 2
Topic – Is it Hot or Cold? (Climate Zones – hot and cold places/Continents and oceans of the world)
🗺️ Week 1: What is the world?
🗺️ Week 2: Where in the world does the visitor come from?
🗺️ Week 3: What is it like to live in a cold climate?
🗺️ Week 4: Is it cold everywhere?
🗺️ Week 5: What is it like to live in a hot climate?
🗺️ Week 6: How shall we display our learning? (Outcome lesson)
Unit Outcomes (secure)
✅ Name and locate the world’s 7 continents and 5 oceans.
✅ Locate the Arctic on a map and plan a route from the UK to this place.
✅ Identify the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the world on a map. Describe the weather patterns and begin to find out how people and animals adapt to live there.
✅ Locate and label the different climate zones on a world map using a key.
✅ Describe some of the similarities and differences between life in different hot climates.
✅ Create a piece of work to demonstrate learning about the world’s continents, oceans, hot and cold places.
In Year 1, children build on their early geography knowledge by exploring climate zones and learning about hot and cold places around the world. They begin to understand how the Earth is divided into different climates, from the freezing polar regions to the warm, sunny tropics. Pupils learn about the world’s continents and oceans, identifying where hot and cold places are located. Through maps and globes, they discover how location affects weather and temperature, and they begin to explore how people and animals adapt to life in different climates. This helps them develop a global perspective on geography and an appreciation for the diversity of our planet.
