Including case studies and focusing particularly on flooding in Bangladesh, this text gives background information on earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and famine. It provides answers to why disasters happen, how they can be prevented and what can be done to help.
Including case studies and focusing particularly on flooding in Bangladesh, this text gives background information on earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and famine. It provides answers to why disasters happen, how they can be prevented and what can be done to help.
From the Introduction: Why has this pack been produced? Every day children are faced with a vast array of images, from the cereal packet they see at breakfast to advertisements, newspaper photographs, and shop windows. From a very early age, they are forming ideas about the world they live in. Like adults, they are influenced by the images they see in the media. These often portray countries of the South as places of famine, drought, and conflict. Children's perceptions are shaped by these images and tend to reflect a negative and narrow view. This pack is intended to provide images to counter these perceptions. It presents positive pictures of people, especially children, going about their daily lives. The pictures have been selected from a wide range of countries, including the UK. This pack will be of use to teachers wishing to introduce a global dimension to the curriculum. It will help to ensure that children become aware that the world extends beyond their own locality and that the places they study exist within this broader geographical context.--page 2.
From the Introduction: Why has this pack been produced? Every day children are faced with a vast array of images, from the cereal packet they see at breakfast to advertisements, newspaper photographs, and shop windows. From a very early age, they are forming ideas about the world they live in. Like adults, they are influenced by the images they see in the media. These often portray countries of the South as places of famine, drought, and conflict. Children's perceptions are shaped by these images and tend to reflect a negative and narrow view. This pack is intended to provide images to counter these perceptions. It presents positive pictures of people, especially children, going about their daily lives. The pictures have been selected from a wide range of countries, including the UK. This pack will be of use to teachers wishing to introduce a global dimension to the curriculum. It will help to ensure that children become aware that the world extends beyond their own locality and that the places they study exist within this broader geographical context.--page 2.
Uses photographs from countries in the North and South to support maths teaching in the areas of collecting, representing, and handling data, and developing understanding of shapes, spaces, and measurement. Includes classroom activities and photocopiable worksheets for counting, adding, measuring and comparing, fractions, and shape and symmetry.
From the Introduction: Why has this pack been produced? Every day children are faced with a vast array of images, from the cereal packet they see at breakfast to advertisements, newspaper photographs, and shop windows. From a very early age, they are forming ideas about the world they live in. Like adults, they are influenced by the images they see in the media. These often portray countries of the South as places of famine, drought, and conflict. Children's perceptions are shaped by these images and tend to reflect a negative and narrow view. This pack is intended to provide images to counter these perceptions. It presents positive pictures of people, especially children, going about their daily lives. The pictures have been selected from a wide range of countries, including the UK. This pack will be of use to teachers wishing to introduce a global dimension to the curriculum. It will help to ensure that children become aware that the world extends beyond their own locality and that the places they study exist within this broader geographical context.--page 2.
From the Introduction: Why has this pack been produced? Every day children are faced with a vast array of images, from the cereal packet they see at breakfast to advertisements, newspaper photographs, and shop windows. From a very early age, they are forming ideas about the world they live in. Like adults, they are influenced by the images they see in the media. These often portray countries of the South as places of famine, drought, and conflict. Children's perceptions are shaped by these images and tend to reflect a negative and narrow view. This pack is intended to provide images to counter these perceptions. It presents positive pictures of people, especially children, going about their daily lives. The pictures have been selected from a wide range of countries, including the UK. This pack will be of use to teachers wishing to introduce a global dimension to the curriculum. It will help to ensure that children become aware that the world extends beyond their own locality and that the places they study exist within this broader geographical context.--page 2.
Thank you for visiting our website. Would you like to provide feedback on how we could improve your experience?
This site does not use any third party cookies with one exception — it uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic.Learn More.