This Geography video uses a fun, active song to help pupils learn and practise directional language, including left, right, near, far, on top, behind and in front.
year: Year 2
Webinar: Subject Leaders & Deep Dives
This webinar was hosted on 10th October 2023.
Curriculum specialist Caroline Hall shares insights and best practices for leading a subject, answers questions and covers the following:
- The responsibilities of a subject leader
- Subject planning and how Kapow Primary can support this
- Intent, implementation and impact in your subject
- Being deep dive ready
Geography Continents Song – A Teaser!
We’ve created catchy songs to make Geography knowledge easier to remember for pupils.
This includes songs about:
- The seven continents
- World oceans
- Directional language
- Compass points
- Seas of the UK
- Countries of the UK
Explore even more Geography resources with a free trial!
Webinar: An Introduction To Geography
This webinar was hosted on 4th October 2023.
Hosted by our subject specialist, Sarah Lawson-Quick, this webinar focuses on:
- Share her experience and understanding of teaching Geography in primary schools
- Discuss how to get the best out of fieldwork opportunities
- Key geographical concepts
- Assessment within the scheme
- The Kapow Primary Geography scheme – its unique features and range of resources it contains to support both class teachers and subject leaders
Whether you’re a subject leader or class teacher seeking guidance about teaching Geography or simply interested in learning about our curriculum – this webinar is for you!
Webinar: Drawing With Senses – The Big Draw 2023
As a sponsor-partner of the Big Draw Festival, our Art & Design specialist, Suzanne Booth, covers:
- Information about The Big Draw Festival and how Kapow Primary can help
- Engaging resources and lessons to fit this year’s theme – ‘Drawing with Senses’
- Ideas and activities to inspire you and your pupils during the festival
- An open Q&A session
The Big Draw Festival is a worldwide celebration of drawing that works to encourage people, communities and schools to get their pencils out!
Download your free Big Draw toolkit!
Pupil Video: Continents song
Children learn the seven continents and key geographical terms through a fun, musical Geography video that supports movement and global awareness.
Pupil video: Song – Compass directions
This Geography video helps pupils memorise and understand compass directions through a catchy and energetic song. Using repetition and movement, the video reinforces the key directional terms — north, east, south, and west — as well as the combinations of northeast and southwest. It supports pupils in building early locational skills and spatial awareness in an engaging and accessible way.
This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Geography Key stage 1 resources. It provides a musical and kinaesthetic approach to embedding fundamental geographical vocabulary and concepts in Year 1.
Knowledge organiser – Science Y2: Uses of everyday materials
A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Science, Year 2, Materials: Uses of everyday materials.
This resource is designed to support the children as they explore the uses of everyday materials. It highlights key vocabulary and examines how different materials, such as metal, wood and plastic, are chosen for specific purposes. The resource also explores how some materials can change shape through stretching, twisting, bending or squashing. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering an understanding of how materials are used in the world around us.
