Introduction
Teaching Geography in Primary Schools is a resource that allows primary teachers of all levels of knowledge in geography to teach the subject with confidence. This practical teaching and learning resource covers both local and global contexts in human, physical and environmental geography.
Benefits
Teaching Geography in Primary Schools helps you:
- Demystify the subject
- Transform knowledge of everyday matters into meaningful geographical activities
- Realise the relevance of geography to the whole curriculum
- 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
- Know what to teach and what children need to learn
- Know why to teach in a particular way and understand the benefits children gain from learning in this way
- To help your pupils make better, more informed decisions about how to live their lives now and in the future.
Summary of contents
Whether you are an experienced geography teacher or a teacher insecure in your geography knowledge, Teaching Geography in Primary Schools is for you.
Chapter breakdown
Introduction
Who is this book for?
Why does geography matter?
How might the book be used?
Part 1 Developing children as geographers – learning and teaching
Chapter 1 Geographical enquiry and skills
1.1 Geographical enquiry
Exemplar 1.1 Using photographs as a stimulus for children asking questions
Enquiry Resource 1
Enquiry Resource 2
1.2 Geographical skills
Exemplar 1.2 Whole-school approach to developing map skills through a local enquiry
Map Skills Resource 1
Exemplar 1.3 Whole-school approach to developing fieldwork skills through a local enquiry
Fieldwork Resource 1
Chapter 2 Knowledge and understanding of places
2.1 Developing children’s sense of place in their local area
Exemplar 2.1 My place: enquiry-based fieldwork to develop a personal sense of place
2.2 Contrasting places within the UK
Exemplar 2.2 Using story to develop a sense of place
2.3 Contrasting places beyond the UK
Exemplar 2.3 Using maps and photographs to develop a sense of a distant place
Chapter 3 Geographical patterns and processes
3.1 Geographical patterns
Exemplar 3.1 Weather and climate - Living Graphs
Exemplar 3.2 Understanding settlements
3.2 Geographical processes
Exemplar 3.3 Flooding in Combe Martin
Chapter 4 Environmental change and sustainable development
4.1 Environmental change
Exemplar 4.1 Climate change - Mysteries
4.2 Sustainable development
Exemplar 4.2 What is the future for Welland Orchard?
4.3 Sustainable development and global citizenship
Part 2 Developing children as geographers – planning and assessment
Chapter 5 Assessment, progression and differentiation
5.1 Progression in geography
5.2 Using effective questioning techniques
5.3 Feedback strategies, and peer and self-assessment
Chapter 6 Planning for learning
Unit of Work 1 What is our place like? How can we represent what we know and feel
about our place?
Unit of Work 2 How is Chaddesley Corbett connected to The Gambia?
Unit of Work 3 How can we use numbers to help us make decisions about our
environment?
Part 3 Key issues in teaching geography
Chapter 7 Frameworks for learning
7.1 Beliefs about geography
7.2 Substantive knowledge
7.3 Syntactic knowledge
Chapter 8 How children learn in geography – research-based evidence
8.1 Theories of learning
8.2 Building on children’s prior experiences of the world
8.3 Thinking Skills and creativity
8.4 Geography and the emotions
Details
Spiral bound, 225 x 297, 166 Pages, Published 2006
Testimonials
‘…for the individual teacher it provides a wealth of teaching materials and ideas; for the geography coordinator it will be invaluable in promoting a whole-school approach to the teaching of geography; or for students in teacher training, it will be a very useful resource.’
The Geographical Association
The Geographical Association
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