Geography

__**National Curriculum Links to Geography**__

Click here for a .pdf of the curriculum requirements and click here for the attainment targets


 * __A list of useful Geography sites:__**
 * The Geographical Association EY and Primary site
 * RM website holds the following geography resources
 * Google for schools have selected some useful sites
 * Geography all the wayprovides super photos and other resources
 * Sparkle boxtopics have lots of resources to support geography
 * Coxhoe Primary school in Co. Durham geographypage
 * Crickweb provide interactiveresources
 * Activity Village is a fun place to go but also has Geography specific stuff

These are mainly resources and online activities.

__**Barnaby Bear**__ Barnaby Bear is a great resource to use in Geography. His travels round the world help children to learn about different countries. Young children love Barnaby, and his appearance in unfamiliar places and environments helps children to relate to them. Seeing their own Barnaby in the classroom, and then seeing pictures of his adventures in faraway places helps children bridge the gap between the immediate, familiar environment and abstract, unfamiliar environments. There are many online resources that link with Barnaby Bear and his travels. A few are listed below:


 * www.barnabybear.co.uk [[image:barnaby_worldtourd9.jpg width="104" height="80" align="right"]]
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 * __Using ICT in Geography__**

Below are some links for using ICT in Geography, based on National Frameworks, such as the National Curriculum and the Primary National Strategies.
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Key Benefits of using ICT in Geography:
 * ICT can make Geography more authentic and relevant.
 * ICT allows more time for observation, discussion and analysis.
 * Using ICT increases opportunties for communiation and collboration.

For more information about what the research says about ICT in Geography, please follow the below link. []

__**Ideas for interactive whiteboard resources**__ The following websites provide interesting interactive whiteboard resources, for both ideas and downloading. Not only does it offer ideas for Geography, but also for all subjects across the curriculum.
 * [|www.geographypages.co.uk/iwbpages.htm]
 * [|www.prometheanplanet.com]

__**Other Geography resources**__ These links are quite handy as there are both activities for teachers and children. [|BBC Teachers] [|BBC Sites 4-11] [|BBC Topics 4-11] [|Schoolsnet Lesson Plans]


 * __Geography for Kids__**

An indepth online geography textbook written for kids. Learn about the world around you. Geography is the study of the Earth as it exists today, focusing on the surface, the atmosphere, the oceans, as well as the distrubtion of plants, animals, and people.

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Fun and educational games to help students develop and sharpen their geography skills:

[|http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/]


 * __Geography outside the classroom__

Geography is certainly a subject that is easily linked with the outdoors. It's fair to say most geography happens outside! Most county councils have a education department that specialises in Outdoor Education. They are often a good source of inspiration for outdoor ideas and help to smooth the way for a successful field trip. Don't be scared of leaving the school grounds. Field trips are amongst the most memorable times children have at school (Nundy, 1997), let your class benefit.

Hampshire Outdoor Services is an example of what is on offer. **


 * __Interactive Whiteboard Resource__**

To find out about the countries in Europe and their capital cities then please play with our Activprimary resource. It is a 3 slide name the continent/name the country/name the capital fun time for everyone. Drag the boxes to reveal the names...your children could do it themselves.



Enjoy

Zahra, Dani, Danielle and Greg. x