Year 6 geography games
Year 6 (ages 10–11, upper Key Stage 2). Games are matched to the Year 6 geography programme of study.
For parents and teachers
What children learn in Year 6 geography
In Year 6, children learn the significance of latitude and longitude, the Equator, the hemispheres, the tropics, the polar circles, the Prime Meridian and time zones.
They bring together their map skills and knowledge of places to compare regions and explain patterns, such as climate zones.
Key goals for Year 6 include:
- say which hemisphere a country is in
- name the five major lines of latitude
- explain what the Prime Meridian is
US equivalent: Year 6 pupils are about the age of Grade 5. Each topic shows the closest Common Core standard.