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Barnaby Bear
The official Barnaby Bear website has been given a facelift! It still features an interactive game, a storyboard, photographs, case studies, links and resources - look out for new additions throughout the site. The site will now be receiving regular updates so keep checking back!
We're always on the lookout for new teaching resources to add to the site so if you've created something you'd like to share, contact barnabybear@geography.org.uk.
www.barnabybear.co.uk
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| New - Barnaby Goes Geocaching! |
A new page has been added to the official Barnaby Bear website, all about Geocaching and Barnaby's adventures in Australia. Geocaching is a relatively new sport which involves searching for hidden treasure using a GPS device. There are thousands of caches hidden all over the world, and there's even a miniature Barnaby travelling between them...
Visit www.barnabybear.co.uk to find out more.
(16.01.08)
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Barnaby Bear first appeared in a unit of work entitled ‘Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?’ in 'Geography: A scheme of work for key stages 1 and 2', published by QCA/DfES. This was written to help teachers prepare interesting materials in response to the geography national curriculum objective: ‘develop children’s knowledge of places and environments throughout the world'.
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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.
Barnaby also enables practical first-hand experience - the best way to cover the early years requirement to encourage exploration, observation, problem solving, prediction, thinking and discussion.
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The Barnaby Bear collection of resources offers an innovative approach to exploring the wider world with young children. Written by teachers, the materials use Barnaby as a starting point for introducing a global dimension to the primary classroom. Building on the QCA scheme of work ‘Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?’ the resources stimulate exciting geography at key stage 1, at the same time providing rich contexts through which young children may develop language skills.
The collection comprises:
Barnaby Bear
Available as a soft glove puppet and as a taller jointed bear for which a selection of outfits are available.
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A series of big books for classroom use
These combine accessible text with beautiful illustrations, plus four pages of practical suggestions for classroom activities and a rationale with clear links with the national curriculum.
A linked series of little books
These take the big book stories further, providing differentiated readers for use with individual children, small groups or the whole class.
Miscellaneous
The Barnaby range also includes DVDs and videos of the BBC television series (visit the BBC's Barnaby Bear pages to purchase these), games, posters, various electronic resources and a 'Well Done' stamp.
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The full Barnaby Bear product range is available from the GeographyShop.
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DfES Schemes of Work
Information and activities to support QCA Unit 5: Where in the World is Barnaby Bear?
BBC Barnaby Bear
This site complements the BBC Barnaby Bear television programmes and contains animated stories, interactive games, photos, links and information for teachers and parents.
Where in the World is Barnaby Bear?
This fun website is a work in progress but is worth a visit for the interactive maps and great photos of Barnaby in different locations.
Durham Schools Curriculum Intranet
Lots of photographs of Barnaby’s travels.
College of St Mark and St John
Featuring interactive maps to find out which places Barnaby has visited and some great information on his methods of travel, including his participation in a balloon race!
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| Copyright and Licensing Information |
Barnaby Bear® is a registered trademark of the Geographical Association. His name and character may not be used without the prior permission and approval of the Geographical Association. If you wish to use the name or character of Barnaby Bear, please contact Fran Royle at the Geographical Association giving full details of your proposed use.
The logostyle, typefont, characterisation and photographic representation to be used are shown in the Barnaby Bear style guide.
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