Year 3 Geography Scheme

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Year 3 Geography – Scheme of Work

Our Year 3 geography scheme of work takes pupils from local comparisons to global geography. Fully aligned with the National Curriculum, this scheme develops map skills, locational knowledge, and an understanding of human and physical geography.

Part of our Glorious Geography scheme of work, recognised as Highly Commended by the Geographical Association, this scheme includes lesson plans, differentiated worksheets, and interactive slides to make teaching geography more effective and engaging.

Block 1: Allons à Paris! (European region study)
  • Week 1: How would you get to Paris?
  • Week 2: What are the physical features of Paris?
  • Week 3: What are the human features of Paris?
  • Week 4: Is Paris similar or different to our local area?
  • Week 5: Let’s plan a tour!
  • Week 6: Let’s take our visitors on a tour of Paris!
Block 2: From the North Pole to the South Pole! (Climate zones, biomes and vegetation belts)
  • Week 1: What are latitude and longitude?
  • Week 2: What is the weather like in each climate zone?
  • Week 3: What is a biome?
  • Week 4: What is life like in each biome?
  • Week 5: How are the climate zones changing?
  • Week 6: How can we teach others about the different climate zones?
Block 3: What’s the Score Here? (Counties and cities of the UK)
  • Week 1: How does a cricketer travel to the UK?
  • Week 2: Where are the cricket grounds in the UK?
  • Week 3: What is it like in those cities?
  • Week 4: What is a county?
  • Week 5: How can people travel around the UK?
  • Week 6: Where can we play sports? (fieldwork – local sports grounds)

Explore Europe, climate zones and the UK with our Year 3 geography scheme

This Year 3 geography scheme of work helps pupils broaden their horizons through three exciting units. Pupils compare Paris and their local area, investigate climate zones and biomes, and learn about counties and cities in the UK through enquiry-based lessons and practical fieldwork.

What’s included in this scheme?

  • Fully planned lesson packs with differentiated worksheets, slides and vocabulary cards.
  • Opportunities to build mapping, atlas and enquiry skills.
  • Comparisons between human and physical geography in local, national and global contexts.
  • Assessment opportunities to track progress and understanding.

Why choose this scheme?

Our KS2 geography scheme of work is written by subject specialists and recognised as Highly Commended by the Geographical Association. Each lesson is age-appropriate, engaging, and designed to support progression across the primary curriculum.

Explore more KS2 geography units on rivers, settlements, and trade, or view the full Primary Geography Scheme of Work for EYFS to Year 6.