Understanding and Teaching Primary Geography - Paperback

by Simon J. Catling (Author), Tessa Willy (Author)

This book outlines how good teaching of primary geography can extend children′s world awareness and help them make connections between their environmental and geographical experiences. Chapters offer guidance on important learning and teaching issues as well as the use and creation of resources from the school environment to the global context. It covers all the key topics in primary geography including: understanding places physical and human geography environmental sustainability learning outside the classroom global issues citizenship and social justice. Summaries, classroom examples and practical and reflective tasks are included throughout to foster understanding and support the effective teaching of primary geography.

Author Biography

Simon Catling is Professor or Education at Oxford Brookes University. Simon began teaching in 1972 and went on to be a lecturer in teacher training focusing on geography and humanities education.

Tessa Willy is a lecturer in education at UCL-IOE. She has previously taught at Oxford Brookes University and the University of Roehampton where she was senior lecturer in primary geography education and programme leader for the primary PGCE.