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CHOCOLATE YEAR 6 TRANSITION UNIT
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Introduction This unit of six lessons is designed for use with Y6 post-SATs. It is designed to: • provide a new and fully resourced topic for Y6 • engage children with a topic that is relevant to them all • make links between their world and the wider world • act as a bridge between KS2 and KS3 (through the “key concepts”) • create opportunities for children to develop as young geographers • provide a context for studying Fairtrade issues Why do a transition unit in geog? It is hoped that this unit will: • help to establish links between primary and secondary geography • help to give children from different schools a common area of knowledge and understanding, that can be referred to and built upon • help introduce Y6 students to the “key concepts” below that will underpin their geography at KS3 in the new secondary geography curriculum from September 2008. Sounds great!... What do I do? Primary Geographers You can download the unit from the links below (these may be blocked by some school networks). Email Adam at the GGIP campaign to let us know if you are using the resources and any feedback you wish to offer (your school name will appear on the GGIP site if possible) Secondary Geographers You can download the unit from the links below and save to a CD. Then send to Primary Schools in your area with this or a similar letter. (download here) You can email the Primary Schools in your area the download link using the following or similar message. (download here) You can send a flyer to your local Primary Schools (download here) Please email Adam at the GGIP to let us know what Primary Schools have implemented the unit. Embed the trailer promotion into your website or blog. (download code here) Ok.....whats next? The transition unit ‘The Darker Side of Chocolate’ will be completed ready for teaching in Secondary Schools in September 2009. Ok.....where are the resources? IMPORTANT: YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THESE RESOURCES FROM SCHOOL. THE HOST SITE MAY BE BLOCKED BY THE SCHOOL NETWORK. DOWNLOAD FULLY RESOURCED UNIT (151 MB) (You will need to scroll down and enter the reactivate download password and then click the download icon) You will visit an external site to download the resources The lesson plans are largely based upon on-line materials available from the websites below. All these websites have very kindly given relevant permissions for the use of resources from their website in connection with this educational, not-for-profit resource unit for Y6. © Resources are acknowledged as appropriate to: Comic Relief: www.comicrelief.com Papapaa and Dubble chocolate: www.papapaa.org Oxfam: www.oxfam.org.uk Trading Visions: www.tradingvisions.org The co-operative: www.co-operative.co.uk Science Museumn of Minnestota: www.sci.mus.mn.us Thanks to Dan Raven-Ellison for his transect images across a cocoa farm in Ghana, and to Adam Lawson of www.ggip.co.uk for organising and hosting the unit and resources. The lesson plans were written by Christine Lloyd-Staples, Buckinghamshire. |
G is for Giving Geography its Place in Primary Education One of the key objetives for the GGIP in 2008 is to develop some positive initiatives. The GGIP Super Scheme to be called "G is for...?" (working title) it aimed to Give Geogaphy its Place in Primary education. It will be a series of schemes of work, resources and guidance that will be totally free and be in a downloadable format. The project has four areas of focus:
The consultation that ended May 18th was kindly hosted on the sln forum. To follow the debate click here. A summary of the consultation has been written and will be released shortly. A Working Group of both Primary and Secondary Geogaphers, with a variety of skills, knowledge and experience has been setup to develop the project. It is hoped the project will go live at the start of 2008. The project is sure to move fast so to register your interest contact us by email. You can contact your local primary school using the letter at this link. Draft Consultaion Document (kind of) here |
