Hot Places

by David Flint

Published 21 January 1994
This sub-series of the "Essentials" series, offers activities that address the skills, places and themes covered in the Geography Statutory Orders. The carefully planned progression of learning throughout each book and throughout the series provides teachers with a structured teaching programme for geography, initially at Key Stage 1 and later at Key Stage 2. This book looks at different locations that are hot, the animals that live there and the clothes people wear.

Making and Using Maps

by David Flint

Published 19 April 1996
This work provides a range of lively photocopiable activities that will enable children at Key Stage one level and Scottish levels A-B to foster an understanding of maps. The book encourages pupils to develop their mapping skills in the context of their other geographical work on places as well as themes, such as "shopping" and "where I live". The accompanying teachers' notes provide background information, explain the purpose of each activity, suggest follow-up ideas and highlight links with the Scottish 4-14 Guidelines and the Northern Ireland science curriculum.

World Weather

by David Flint

Published April 1994
Designed to offer non-specialist teachers a wide range of open-ended photocopiable activities for specified levels of ability, this book is part of the "Essentials" series which provides support for schemes of work being used in the school, either as part of structured sessions or as educationally sound time fillers. Each book contains a variety of games, open-ended investigations, puzzles, real-life problems and "drill and skills" materials designed to support elements outlined in the National Curriculum. This book looks at weather around the world.

Grids and Symbols

by David Flint

Published April 1994
Designed to offer non-specialist teachers a wide range of open-ended photocopiable activities for specified levels of ability, this book is part of the "Essentials" series which provides support for schemes of work being used in the school, either as part of structured sessions or as educationally sound time fillers. This book contains a variety of games, open-ended investigations, puzzles, real-life problems and "drill and skills" materials designed to support elements outlined in the National Curriculum. This book is on land use in a local context before moving on to distance places, both urban and rural.

Distance and Direction

by David Flint

Published 15 April 1994
Designed to offer non-specialist teachers a wide range of open-ended photocopiable activities for specified levels of ability, this book is part of the "Essentials" series which provides support for schemes of work being used in the school, either as part of structured sessions or as educationally sound time fillers. Each book contains a variety of games, open-ended investigations, puzzles, real-life problems and "drill and skills" materials designed to support elements outlined in the National Curriculum. This book on distance and direction is designed to extend children's understanding of the compass and reinforces concepts of distance and direction.

In the Country

by David Flint

Published 21 January 1994
This sub-series of the "Essentials" series, offers activities that address the skills, places and themes covered in the Geography Statutory Orders. The carefully planned progression of learning throughout each book and throughout the series provides teachers with a structured teaching programme for geography, initially at Key Stage 1 and later at Key Stage 2. This book includes geographical terms to label different areas, sequencing activities such as milk from farm to home plus story activities based on the countryside.

Land Use

by David Flint

Published April 1994
Designed to offer non-specialist teachers a wide range of open-ended photocopiable activities for specified levels of ability, this book is part of the "Essentials" series which provides support for schemes of work being used in the school, either as part of structured sessions or as educationally sound time fillers. Each book contains a variety of games, open-ended investigations, puzzles, real-life problems and "drill and skills" materials designed to support elements outlined in the National Curriculum. This book on land use in a local context before moving on to distance places, both urban and rural.

Routes and Journeys

by David Flint

Published 14 November 1994
This sub-series of the "Essentials" series, offers activities that address the skills, places and themes covered in the Geography Statutory Orders. The carefully planned progression of learning throughout each book and throughout the series provides teachers with a structured teaching programme for geography, initially at Key Stage 1 and later at Key Stage 2. This title looks at the different types of journeys, routes through a maze or around town plus sequencing activities.

Houses and Homes

by David Flint

Published 13 October 1994
This sub-series of the "Essentials" series, offers activities that address the skills, places and themes covered in the Geography Statutory Orders. The carefully planned progression of learning throughout each book and throughout the series provides teachers with a structured teaching programme for geography, initially at Key Stage 1 and later at Key Stage 2. This book looks at different aspects of a home from location to contents as well as identifying different types of home.

Rivers KS2

by David Flint

Published 19 April 1996
This is one of four themes that chidren are required to study at Key Stage two of the National Curriculum and at Scottish levels C-E. The photocopiable activities in this book examine both the human and physical geography of rivers. Some of the activities involve locality work, with sheets designed for field work in the child's locality as well as for case studies of rivers in Europe, such as the Rhine, and elsewhere in the world, such as the Nile. Other sheets link river studies to map work. Issues of water safety are highlighted and the accompanying teachers' notes provide background information, explain the purpose of each activity, suggest follow-up ideas and highlight links with the Scottish 5-14 guidelines and the Northern Ireland science curriculum.