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Geography from Square One - Activities
These activities are intended to get you thinking about geography. Hopefully, they will motivate you to have a go yourself.
Most can be adapted to suit children of any age in the primary school, and many can easily be developed into a complete unit of work.
For ease of use, each activity sheet indicates the key geographical ideas and skills encompassed.
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If you try some of these activities you’ll be promoting Excellence and Enjoyment, engaging in fun geography which relates to the Programme of Study for your key stage and making cross-curricular links to many other subject areas:
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Literacy
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Citizenship
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ICT and numeracy
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- developing speaking and listening skills
- teaching and learning non-fiction genres, e.g. persuasive writing, balanced arguments and journalistic style
- using the technical vocabulary associated with a subject or theme.
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- highlighting opportunities for personal or local
- involvement in community actions
- expressing a personal point of view on environmental matters
- taking responsibility for environmental decisions.
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data handling techniques
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For example, as part of the school’s Improvement Plan, as one aspect of action towards gaining Eco School status, or as part of a bid to gain the Geographical Association’s new ‘Quality Mark’.
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- all pupils are engaged, whatever their ability
- pupils’ thinking skills are developed
- they are given a context in which they can practise their social skills.
Have a go, and let us know how you got on! E-mail Marcia Foley.
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