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An Action Plan for Geography Project

On these pages you will find material created by teachers which builds on the excellent resources and ideas in the Primary Geography Handbook - a must have book for all subject leaders and teachers from Foundation to Key Stage Two.

Each section contains ideas and examples for different age groups. The 'Maps and Stories' resources are all available on this website whereas 'Fieldwork' and 'Distant Places' are hosted on the Geography Teaching Today website. Click on the links in the table below to find out more...

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Age group	Maps and Stories	Fieldwork	Distant Places
4-7	Everyday lives Grandfather and I	Exploring the School Grounds	USA
6-9	Changing Environments Belonging and Window	The wider locality A trip to town	India
8-11	Mapping landscapes Stig of the Dump	A trip to France	China

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