Geography, 4–6 years — 20 topics · MyLeoNes™ Kuks
20 geography topics written for 4–6 years — not a older text simplified. In teaching order, each a deck of five cards: the idea, why it exists, a worked example, the common trap and where you meet it.
Geography · 4–6 years
Maps show places
A map is a small picture of a real place. It helps us see where things are and find a way from one place to another.
Near and far
Places can be compared by how much we need to travel to reach them. Near and far depend on the starting point, not only on the place itself.
Land and water
Earth has solid land and water in many forms. We can notice how they meet in places such as beaches, riverbanks and islands.
Weather in places
Weather is what the air is like now or today: sunny, rainy, windy, cloudy, hot or cold. It can be different in two places at the same time.
A home belongs to a place
Learn how a home is part of a street, neighbourhood and wider place.
Natural and built features
Notice which parts of a place grew naturally and which parts people made.
Routes connect places
See how paths, roads and bridges let people and things move between places.
Earth is a round planet
Use a globe to see Earth as one round world with places all around it.
Places have names
Names help us talk about one place and find it again.
Directions help us find the way
We can describe where something is by saying which way to move.
The year has seasons
Across a year, places go through repeating seasons with familiar changes.
Rivers flow downhill
Water in a river moves from higher ground towards lower ground.
Mountains and hills
Some land rises high above the land around it. We can compare mountains and hills by looking at their height, shape and steepness.
Islands
An island is land with water all around it. Islands can be tiny or huge, and they can have beaches, hills, towns, farms and many other features.
Coasts
A coast is the place where land meets the sea. Coasts can look very different: they may have sand, cliffs, rocks, mud, harbours or buildings.
City and countryside
Places where many people live often have many buildings, roads and services close together. Countryside usually has more open land, although towns and villages can be found there too.
Landmarks help us recognise places
A landmark is something easy to notice that helps people know where they are.
Map symbols show things simply
Small pictures and marks let a map show many things without drawing every detail.
Continents are huge areas of land
A continent is a very large area of land that contains countries and many different places.
People can care for places
What people do can keep a place clean, safe, and pleasant for others and for living things.
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