Year 2 Geography Scheme

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Year 2 Geography – Scheme of Work

Take your pupils further on their geographical journey with our Year 2 geography scheme of work. Fully aligned with the National Curriculum, this scheme builds map and atlas skills, develops understanding of human and physical geography, and introduces pupils to contrasting localities around the world.

Part of our Glorious Geography scheme of work, recognised as Highly Commended by the Geographical Association, this Year 2 scheme includes lesson plans, differentiated worksheets, and interactive slides designed to save planning time and support progression.

Block 1: If You Go Down to the Woods Today (Features of forests/Using maps and atlases)
  • Week 1: What is a forest like?
  • Week 2: What human and physical features can we identify?
  • Week 3: Look up, look down, look all around
  • Week 4: Let’s make a forest map!
  • Week 5: What types of trees can we identify?
  • Week 6: Let’s use the compass and maps together!
Block 2: Where Is This Ticket Taking Us? (Contrasting non-European locality)
  • Week 1: Where can we go?
  • Week 2: We are going to San Francisco!
  • Week 3: What can we see in San Francisco?
  • Week 4: What can we do in San Francisco?
  • Week 5: How is San Francisco different from our local area?
  • Week 6: Can we plan a trip to San Francisco?
Block 3: Will It Be Sunny Today? (Seasonal and daily weather patterns)
  • Week 1: What is the weather?
  • Week 2: How do the seasons affect our lives?
  • Week 3: What do meteorologists do?
  • Week 4: How does the weather compare in other places in the UK?
  • Week 5: How would extreme weather affect our school?
  • Week 6: Let’s be meteorologists!

Explore forests, places and weather with our Year 2 geography scheme

Our Year 2 geography scheme of work helps pupils build essential geographical skills through three engaging units. Pupils investigate the features of forests, compare a contrasting non-European locality in San Francisco, and study seasonal and daily weather patterns in the UK.

What’s included in this scheme?

  • Fully planned lesson packs with differentiated worksheets, slides and vocabulary cards.
  • Activities to strengthen map and atlas skills.
  • Opportunities to compare human and physical geography in local, UK and global contexts.
  • Assessment points to track progress and understanding.

Why choose this scheme?

Part of our KS1 geography scheme of work and written by subject specialists, this unit is recognised as Highly Commended by the Geographical Association. Each lesson is engaging, age-appropriate and designed to give teachers confidence in delivering high-quality geography.

Explore more KS1 geography units including local area, continents and oceans, or view the full Primary Geography Scheme of Work for EYFS to Year 6.