Please be aware
that you do not need to teach all the units in the QCA
scheme of work and the units can be taught in different
year groups to those suggested. It is not a requirement
that the QCA scheme is followed, but your long term plan
must address the four areas of the program of study for
geography: Geographical enquiry and skills; Knowledge
and understanding of places; Knowledge and understanding
of patterns and processes; Knowledge and understanding
of environmental change and sustainable development.
Year 2
Units
Teaching activity
Resources & NC Guidance
Unit 3
An
Island home
Shows how a storybook can be used to develop
children’s understanding of geographical
features and ideas while at the same time
developing their literacy skills.
The theme of the seaside is set mainly in a
geographical context but uses a historical
perspective to help children understand how
seaside places have evolved over time.
Design and carry out a survey to find places
that children have visited. Enter the
information in to a database or graphing
package. Create graphs and use to answer
questions.
Ask the children to write a short report or poem
about a day at the seaside, now and then, using
a word processor ie Talking First Word, Clicker,
Writer.
This Unit should be
taught to both Primary 1 and 2
Years
1/2
Units
Teaching activity
Resources & NC Guidance
Unit 5
Where in
the world is Barnaby Bear?
Uses a first-hand object – Barnaby the teddy
bear – to enable children to learn about
other countries and places. Barnaby travels
with different people connected to the
school as well as on school visits, creating
a sense of personal involvement for the
children.
Barnaby Bear could send electronic postcards
or emails from around The class could also
send him e-mails.
Internet and email access.
Scan some pictures of Barnaby Bear in to the
computer, or use digital photos, of the
places he has visited. Help the children to
insert one of pictures in to a word
processor. The children then enter some text
to describe the place.
Use a simple CD-ROM atlas, or a web based
map, to investigate some of the places
Barnaby visits.
On a
copy of a map the children could use the
AutoShapes in Word to produce caption boxes
detailing some information about the places.
Some sound clips could also be added.
Welcome to BBC
Education Scotland's exciting site for What?
Where? When? Why? Within the site there are
units on the following topics:
Buildings;
Homes;
Living Things;
Technology - Things we wear;
Scottish Woodlands.
The following fun-packed activities can be
used to complement our televised education
programmes What? Where? When? Why? on the
above topics. Alternatively, this Online
service can also be implemented
independently without using our TV series -
it all depends upon your requirements and
the needs of your learners!
What is the purpose of BBC Education Online?
BBC Education Online offers a range of
purposeful, stimulating learning
activities, which cover various
curriculum areas.
Using BBC Education Online can also
serve as a useful ICT resource, which
allows you to integrate ICT and, in
addition, enrich other curriculum areas.
This Online service is an accessible
teaching resource, available to you and
can implemented when required.
There
are many activities for the children to
complete. What? Where? When? Why? questions
are explored in four tasks. Please note that
the Where and When activities in Homes have
differentiated tasks to suit learner
requirements, as do the What and Where
activities in the Living Things site. In the
Technology - Things we wear and Scottish
Woodlands sites there are also
differentiated tasks for Levels A and B.