1. Textbooks and schemes

The purchasing of one set of textbooks as a 'scheme of work' to satisfy National Curriculum requirements is not recommended. No one scheme can fit a primary school's individual approach to geography within the context of its own curriculum. However, it is recognised that textbooks can be extremely useful if used as resources in a variety of ways: -

By using certain pages, sections and chapters of the book as a group or class activity to support
planned units of work from the key stage plan.
To give teachers information and ideas to use with pupils.
To be used by pupils for their own enquiry.

However, there are times when subject leaders may find it useful to have a set of textbooks available to guide and support teachers who feel uncertain in this curriculum area, as long as the books are relevant to the appropriate units of work.

Many of the current schemes have been rewritten in light of the 1995 Revised Order. Others are being replaced, and many completely new schemes have come onto the market. Schemes listed here have been published after l990.

Schemes:

Ginn - Key Stage 1 & 2 Geography, Bill Chambers and Wendy Morgan, Ginn, 1991.

Keystart (see Atlases below), Collins Longman, 1991.

Oliver & Boyd - Key Stage 1 & 2, W E and V Marsden, Oliver & Boyd, 1996.

Collins - Primary Geography World Watch, Key Stage 2, Scoffham, Bridge and Jewson, Collins, 1994.

Oxford - Primary Geography, Key Stage 2, ed. Steve Harrison, OUP, 1995.

Folens - Geography Key Stage 1,1995 Age 4-5 Geography Pack Age 5-7 Geography Pack.

Sunshine Geography (part of Sunshine Books Key Stage 1), Heinemann, 1991.

Time and Place, Patricia Harrison and Steve Harrison, Stanley Thornes, 1992.

Textbooks for mapwork

The Mapskills Atlas, workbook and copy-masters, Collins Longman, 1992 (top juniors and ideas for staff).

Mapstart Books 1-3, Simon Catling, Collins Longman, revised 1994.

Mapwork 1, David Flint and Mandy Suhr, Wayland, 1992 (Now available as a big book, 1998).

Philip's Children's Atlas, 1992.

Big books

Various large format (or big books) have been produced specifically for Key Stage 1 geography, or sometimes for history and geography. Some are an aid to schemes of work, or have accompanying books of photocopiable worksheets or some are atlases in their own right. Useful materials include:

Ginn Key Stage 1 Geography.

Folens Geography (age 4-5).

Folens Geography (age 5-7).

Collins Keystart First Atlas (UK and Europe), Collins Longman.

Time and Place Key Stage 1 Big Book, Stanley Thornes.

The Oxford Infant Atlas Flopover Book, OUP.