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Teaching Geography in Primary Schools
This book helps you to transform knowledge of everyday matters into meaningful geographical activities, realise the relevance of geography to the whole curriculum and raise levels of confidence for you and your pupils in such a way that you can teach the Geography Curriculum requirements with insight and enjoyment. |
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Teaching Primary Geography
Provides summaries of key topics in primary geography, including the study of places, environmental sustainability, learning beyond the classroom, global issues, citizenship and cross-curricular approaches to promote children's subject knowledge, well-being and learning within primary geography. |
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Welcome to the Geography pages.
Look at the 'Geographical skills' ideas and
resources listed below.
Don't forget to look in the other Geography areas using the links above.
Maps and Atlases:
- Map Work
 -
A fantastic worksheet (PDF), which develops children's understanding
of map work, and measuring distances. Contributed by a visitor.
- Map Drawing Skills -
Activities designed to help children develop their map drawing
skills.
- Teaching
about Maps - Use this technique when first teaching children
about maps.
- Make a World
Map - Create a papier mache map of the world, highlighting
geographical features and the locations of different countries.
- Pointing North, South, East and
West - A fast-paced game which
helps children to learn their compass directions.
- How to Make A Choropleth
Map - Make your own Choropleth maps, using this easy-to-follow
worksheet. Also includes answers and other related activities.
- Where
would you like to go? - A simple idea which encourages
mapwork and learning about other countries.
- Map Symbols - Can your pupils find the correct symbols to identify these places on a map? Contributed by Rachel Simpson.
- Atlas
Scavenger Hunt -
Use these questions to encourage your children to explore atlases.
Contributed by Kirsty Scott.
- Inflatable Globes -
Fun time-filler which increases knowledge of places around the
world.
Other:
- Watching the Weather - A cross-curricular idea which involves researching, planning, scripting and presenting weather forecasts for the local area.
- The Beaufort Scale -
Information, activities and resources relating to the Beaufort
scale - the scale we use to measure the wind.
Submit your own Geography Idea!
These contributions are moderated, so they may not appear to other visitors
immediately. All ideas submitted here may be added to their own dedicated page
on the site at a later date. Please leave your name so that I can credit your
contribution, if you would like me to.
You can also submit ideas and resources via email,
or using this form.
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