In Reception, children will complete the following skills related to Geography:

Locational Knowledge:

- Draw information from a simple map.

- Recognise some environments that are different to the one in which they live.

- Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps.

- Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.

Place Knowledge:

- Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, nonfiction texts and (when appropriate) maps.