Landmarks, Maps, Spaces

Morden Mount geographers, grow the contextual knowledge of globally significant places – both terrestrial and marine.  This includes their defining physical and human characteristics and how these provide a geographical context for understanding actions and processes that lead to current and past key physical and human geographical features of areas within our community and the world. 

Our geographers demonstrate competence in the geographical skills needed to collect, analyse, and communicate a range of data collected through the experiences of field work. They can Interpret a range of sources of geographical information including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). They can communicate geographical information in a variety of ways, including through maps, oral presentations, numerical and quantitative skills and writing at length.

Places and Spaces - EYFS

This picture celebrates eyfs pupils’ exploration of the world around them with a focus on developing geographical vocabulary and learning through first-hand experience, stories and play .

This picture depicts how their curiosity, and experience is guided through concepts of place, space, and environment, whilst developing their sense of belonging. Using the map of the world as a focal point,  pupils were able to use geographical vocabulary to identity places that are connected to them, including their human and geographical features.

Exploring Landmarks and Maps - Year 2

In year 2 the pupils have used aerial photographs and google (GIS) systems to recognise landmarks and basic human and physical features of local area surrounding the school. This picture celebrates the application of their knowledge and the use of simple fieldwork and observational skills to study the geography of the school including the key human and physical features of surrounding environment.  In this picture, the pupils were on the streets of Lewisham carrying out field work and taking relevant notes.

The Life of a River - Year 4

In Autumn term, Year 4 has been learning about rivers. We learnt about how rivers are made, the different aspects of rivers and the risks and benefits of living next to the rivers. In terms of catastrophic floods in Spain, we focused on Floods as the biggest risk, that the rivers pose. Year 4 went on a trip to Deptford Creek where we were exploring our local river Ravensbourne. River was clean and it had a lot of life in it. It was an experience children will not forget.