Year 1 Geography Lesson Plans
2 free Year 1 Geography lesson plans for KS1. Each includes learning objectives, key vocabulary, a timed lesson structure and common misconceptions, and downloads as an editable Word document.
Year 1 geography begins with the most immediate and personal scale — the local area — before expanding outward to the United Kingdom and then to the world. This progression from the familiar to the distant is a fundamental principle of primary geography: pupils need a secure understanding of where they are before they can meaningfully understand the wider world.
Year 1 Geography through the year
Our Local Area
Understand geographical similarities and differences through studying the human and physical geography of a small area of the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom and Its Countries
Name, locate, and identify characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom lesson plan →Continents and Oceans
Name and locate the world's seven continents and five oceans.
Continents and Oceans lesson plan →Hot and Cold Places
Identify the location of hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles.