Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

Recognise a reasonable number of places on a map or big atlas and understand some of the human and physical features connected to these places; realise that a variety of types of transport can be used to visit places and that some types are more suitable than others.

Teaching Activities

Powerpoint of Barnaby Bear in London (TES Teaching Resources)

Email Barnaby Bear
Send an email to Barnaby Bear (a teacher or parent) asking Barnaby for comments on his latest trip.

Video Barnaby's Adventures
Using a backdrop of various places, children could video barnaby talking about the places he visits.

Use a word bank to write about Barnaby Bear's Journey ICT Link Unit 1B
Prepare a word bank containing the various places Barnaby Bear visited, together with various modes of transport. Images of a bear and modes of transport could also be imported into the word bank, so that the children could select the images as well as the text to communicate their ideas.

Show the words and images, perhaps using an interactive whiteboard or data projector. Ask the children to choose various places and modes of transport to make sentences about Barnaby Bear. Draw attention to the key vocabulary featured in the word bank.

Ask the children to produce a description of where the bear went and how he travelled, using the word bank together with some words they have typed in using the keyboard, e.g. Barnaby Bear went to ... He went by ... If the images are imported into the word banks, children could select the appropriate images as well as the text to communicate their ideas.

The children could print their work, with support if necessary.

Barnaby Bear in Canterbury An online big book written by a teacher in Tunbridge Wells. It was originally written to enable children of St. Augustine's School to compare Canterbury to the local area.

BBC Website	Photographs of Barnaby	Barnaby's Travel Diary

Dress Barnaby Bear	The Barnaby and Belinda website	Barnaby Travels

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