Year 6/Parents 1 Buy your child an atlas, not only will it help their studies, you can look up the location of places you are travelling/have travelled to, find unknown places in the news, or ask them to locate the places we have studied. So your child is interested in Geography, so here’s ten top tips that will help encourage their interest… 2 In Year 7, each student receives a free Ordnance Survey map of the local area. Ask your child to locate their home and the homes of others on the map. Ask them to provide 4 and 6 figure grid references. If you don’t know how to do them, get them to teach you! You could also ask your child to plan a family walk or outing using the map. The Geography Department uses the Oxford School Atlas.
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Year 6/Parents
1Buy your child an atlas, not only will
it help their studies, you can
look up the location of places
you are travelling/have
travelled to, find unknown places in the news, or ask
them to locate the places we have
studied.
So your child is interested in
Geography, so here’s ten top tips that will
help encourage their interest…
2 In Year 7, each student receives a free Ordnance Survey map of the local area. Ask your child to locate their home and the homes of others on the map. Ask them to provide 4 and 6 figure grid
references. If you don’t know how to do them, get them to teach you!
You could also ask your child to plan a family walk or outing using the map.
The Geography Department uses the Oxford School
Atlas.
3Geography is
topical, so encouraging your child to watch the
news and read newspapers, will help inform them
of the issues facing the World. Geography is full of opinions, so
debating controversial
topics is a a way of training the Geographer
within!
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5Google Earth is a free programme
to download (http://earth.google.com/)
that provides access to a 3.D. Earth and quality satellite
imagery. Great to explore places you have been or places you
dream of travelling to…
Visit the library! Encourage your
child to read fiction and non-fiction with
a geographical theme.
Travel books help develop an interest in other places and