Year 3/4 Mixed-Age Geography Scheme

Year 3/4 Cycle A Block 1 Year 3/4 Cycle A Block 2 Year 3/4 Cycle A Block 3 Year 3/4 Cycle B Block 1 Year 3/4 Cycle B Block 2 Year 3/4 Cycle B Block 3

Mixed Age Year 3 and Year 4 Geography Scheme of Work

Our mixed age Year 3 and Year 4 geography scheme provides full coverage of the KS2 National Curriculum through a structured two-year rolling programme. Lessons build pupils’ mapping skills, locational knowledge, and understanding of physical and human geography, while ensuring progression across both year groups without repetition.

For schools with mixed age classes, we have adapted the scheme so that the Year 3 and Year 4 blocks can be taught on a two-year cycle.

In the first year of the cycle, all pupils in Year 3 and 4 will follow the Cycle A blocks of lessons.

In the second year, all pupils in Year 3 and 4 will follow the Cycle B blocks of lessons. This ensures that children do not repeat any units during Lower KS2, while covering all statutory objectives.

Cycle A units
  • Allons à Paris! – European region study
  • Climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts
  • Counties and cities of the UK
Cycle B units
  • Volcanoes and earthquakes
  • Mountains, rivers and the water cycle
  • Settlement and land use

Why choose our mixed age Year 3 and Year 4 geography scheme?

Our mixed age Year 3 and 4 geography scheme of work supports schools with combined classes by offering a clear two-year cycle that covers all Lower KS2 objectives. Every lesson is fully planned and resourced, giving teachers confidence that pupils are making progress while avoiding repetition.

What’s included?

  • Complete lesson packs with slides, differentiated worksheets and vocabulary resources.
  • Coverage of European regions, UK cities and counties, climate zones, volcanoes, rivers and settlements.
  • Opportunities for fieldwork and enquiry-based learning to bring geography to life.
  • Assessment opportunities built in to track progress across the cycle.

Curriculum coverage

This KS2 mixed age geography scheme develops pupils’ geographical enquiry skills and builds confidence with maps, atlases and globes. Pupils explore the UK and wider world, compare environments, and learn how physical processes like the water cycle and natural disasters affect human activity.

Explore more in our KS2 geography scheme or browse the full Primary Geography Scheme of Work for EYFS to Year 6.

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