PictureIT
• What
makes
geography
come alive
for you?
Part 1 of the presentation: MapIT PictureIT
WriteIT (Wendy North - TES Conference 2.10.09) The Earth from the Air:
http://www.yannarthusbertrand2.org/

• Geography is ... a way of looking at the
world that focuses our learning on what
places and the environment are like, why
they are important to us, how they are
changing and how they might develop in
the future.
Simon Catlin (2004) Primary Geography Handbook

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/8270107.stm

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1071854 www.geograph.org.uk

http://www.geography.org.uk/aboutus/adifferentview
Where does my garden go?

The
Geographical
Association
Manifesto for
Geography
http://www.geography.org.uk/aboutus/adifferentview

Conversation between
characters
Photograph: Wendy North

What connects
these images?

Iran
What kind of
image do
you carry
around in
your head?

Photograph: Maurice Church, Esfahan, Iran

Can you
discover Mon Mon Tues
the
identity of
our city of
the week? Wed Wed Thurs
Thurs Fri Fri
Created by Wendy North –
wnorth@geography.org.uk
Adapted from `the nine
number picture board’ on:
http://www.sln.org.uk/geograp http://www.geography.org.uk/eyprimary/eypri
hy/visual.htm
mary/visualgeography/starteractivities

Look Behind
You.
What will you
see?
http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/
http://www.geographyteachingtoday.o
online-cpd/course/primary-geography-and-
rg.uk/primary/teaching-ideas/
ict/

WriteIT: What is this place like?
http://www.wordle.net/

Photograph: Wendy North

Wordle: historical, geographical & social understanding
http://www.wordle.net/
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/primarycurriculumreview/

http://www.geography.org.uk/projects/younggeographers/resources/stpeters/

http://www.piclits.com/

http://www.piclits.com/

http://plasq.com/comiclife-win

How can you take this further
• Further information linked to using
images, Google Maps and Quickmaps can be
found on my blog:
• http://primarygeogblog.blogspot.com/
• CPD units for teachers on the two Geography
website: www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk
• http://www.geography.org.uk/eyprimary/visualg
eography/

We are seeking to
encourage you to:
• Adopt
• Adapt
• Innovate

What are you taking away from
this session that you could use:
• next week?
• in a months time?
• with your colleagues?

Join the primary champions network
• and share your ideas
with other teachers
http://geographychampions.ning.com/