How do we show respect for each others needs and feelings?- Rights & Responsibilities 
Gospel Virtues: Attentive & Discerning
British Values: The Rule of Law

Our question for this half term is: “How do we show respect for each other’s needs and feelings?” We will explore this across the curriculum through the Catholic Social Teaching theme of Rights and Responsibilities, helping children understand that we are all called to treat others fairly, listen carefully, and care for each other’s wellbeing.

In Geography, we will be geographers investigating the question: “What is it like to live in Shanghai?” Children will develop their geographical skills by giving examples of human and physical features, identifying features they see on a walk, and explaining the location of features using some directional language. They will use aerial photographs to locate physical and human features, draw simple pictures or symbols on a sketch map, and mark compass points.

Children will name the continent they live in, use an atlas to locate the UK and China on a world map, and locate Europe and Asia. They will identify China’s physical and human geography, sort physical and human features using photographs, and identify physical and human features in images of Shanghai. They will compare Shanghai to their own locality, exploring similarities and differences between human and physical features.

Through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching, children will reflect on how respecting the needs and feelings of others can be seen in the way communities are organised, how resources are shared, and how people care for one another in different environments. They will consider how listening, sharing, and cooperating are ways we live out our rights and responsibilities in daily life.

By the end of the unit, children will be able to identify and compare human and physical features, use maps and atlases to locate places, and describe similarities and differences between Shanghai and their locality. They will also be encouraged to make meaningful links between their learning and their own behaviour—developing empathy, respect, and remembering their ‘golden nuggets’ of knowledge.