Our mixed age Year 3 and Year 4 geography scheme supports Lower KS2 classes with a carefully structured two-year cycle that provides full coverage of the KS2 National Curriculum. The scheme develops pupils’ understanding of physical and human geography, strengthens map and atlas skills, and builds geographical knowledge progressively across both year groups.
Glorious Geography has been recognised as Highly Commended by the Geographical Association, giving schools confidence in the quality and progression of the scheme.
To support mixed-age teaching, the units are organised into two alternating yearly cycles. This allows all pupils in Year 3 and Year 4 to study the same geography topics together while avoiding repetition across Lower KS2.
This Year 3 and 4 geography category page forms part of our full mixed-age geography curriculum for primary schools.
In the first year of the cycle, all pupils follow the Cycle A geography units. In the second year, the class moves onto Cycle B. This structure helps schools with mixed-age classes deliver geography consistently across Lower KS2 while ensuring pupils cover all required objectives without repeating units.
The scheme can be taught through weekly geography lessons or through blocked geography teaching across alternate half terms, depending on how your curriculum is organised.
Our mixed age Year 3 and Year 4 geography scheme of work has been designed to help schools teach geography confidently across combined Lower KS2 classes. The two-year structure supports clear progression while keeping planning manageable for teachers working across multiple year groups.
Across the two cycles, pupils explore European regions, UK counties and cities, climate zones, settlements, rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. Lessons encourage pupils to compare locations, interpret geographical information and develop a stronger understanding of how physical and human geography interact.
Schools can teach the scheme through weekly geography lessons or through blocked geography teaching across alternate half terms. This flexibility allows geography to fit naturally alongside the wider curriculum while maintaining full Lower KS2 coverage.
Each lesson pack includes planning, interactive slides, differentiated activities and vocabulary support to help teachers deliver engaging geography lessons across mixed-age classes.
Explore our full Primary Geography Scheme of Work, browse the KS2 geography scheme, or discover our EYFS geography resources.
