Year 4 Geography Scheme

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Year 4 Geography – Scheme of Work

Build on your pupils’ geographical knowledge with our Year 4 geography scheme of work. Fully aligned with the National Curriculum, this scheme develops understanding of volcanoes and earthquakes, mountains, rivers and the water cycle, and settlements and land use.

Part of our Glorious Geography scheme of work, recognised as Highly Commended by the Geographical Association, this Year 4 scheme includes lesson plans, differentiated worksheets, and interactive slides to support progression and save planning time.

Block 1: Drop, Cover, Hold! (Volcanoes and Earthquakes)
  • Week 1: What is happening beneath our feet?
  • Week 2: What is an earthquake?
  • Week 3: What is a volcano?
  • Week 4: How do people live near volcanoes and earthquakes?
  • Week 5: What is a tsunami?
  • Week 6: How can we prepare for natural disasters?
Block 2: On Top of the World! (Mountains, Rivers and the Water Cycle)
  • Week 1: Where are the mountains?
  • Week 2: How do people use mountains?
  • Week 3: How are mountains formed?
  • Week 4: What is the water cycle?
  • Week 5: Where do the rivers go?
  • Week 6: How do people use the rivers? (fieldwork – local hills, mountains and rivers)
Block 3: How Can We Plan for the Future? (Settlement and Land Use)
  • Week 1: What does local mean?
  • Week 2: How is land used in our locality?
  • Week 3: What is a settlement?
  • Week 4: How is land used in different settlements?
  • Week 5: How has the land changed?
  • Week 6: How can we use land in the future? (fieldwork – land use in the local area)

Explore natural disasters, landscapes and settlements with our Year 4 geography scheme

This Year 4 geography scheme of work takes pupils on a journey from the Earth’s natural processes to the way humans use and adapt the land. Pupils learn about volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, investigate mountains, rivers and the water cycle, and study settlements and land use in their own locality and beyond.

What’s included in this scheme?

  • Complete lesson packs with differentiated worksheets, slides and vocabulary cards.
  • Activities to build map skills, enquiry skills and fieldwork experience.
  • Comparisons between human and physical geography in local and global contexts.
  • Assessment opportunities to track progress and understanding.

Why choose this scheme?

Written by subject specialists and part of our KS2 geography scheme of work, this unit is recognised as Highly Commended by the Geographical Association. Each lesson is structured, engaging, and designed to support clear progression across the geography curriculum.

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