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1 Complete
enquiry-based
Oxford
approach
International
Primary

Geography

Course Guide

An internationally focused geography course

that inspires students to discover the world around them

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Oxford International Primary Geography is a complete six-year
primary geography course that provides an engaging introduction
to the subject. Using real life examples from around the globe, the
course covers key aspects of both human and physical geography,
from the basics of mapping to more complex topics such as the
pros and cons of ecotourism and how to meet the resource needs
of the world’s growing population.

For the student Lead Author, Terry Jennings

Additional Workbooks provide the opportunity Freelance writer, photographer and consultant
for further study in the classroom or at home,
including suggested research topics and Throughout his time as an
cross-curricular projects. author Terry has written over
250 books, mostly for children and
For the teacher teachers, including the best-selling
title Geography Success. His articles have
The Teacher’s Guide provides step-by-step featured in a number of prestigious
guidance for each lesson, as well as background magazines and journals, including
knowledge and geographical information for The Sunday Times Magazine, The
specialist and non-specialist teachers alike.
Guardian and Science and
Technology.

For free downloadable teacher record charts, go to
www.oxfordprimary.com/geography

Used together Oxford English for Cambridge Primary, Oxford International
Maths, Science, Geography and Computing provide a perfect structured
solution for your primary curriculum.

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PrimaryThis Student Book: Created by the team that brought you the best-selling Geography PrimaryWithin each stage, six key concepts give learners the skills they need to use
Each topic is approached using the following five steps: Success series and written specifically with the international student in Geographytechnology effectively, safely and collaboratively:
• Is full of practical experiments and investigations to bring science • Control the computer – exploring the vital skills of logic and programming
Primary• A big question to Engage students and get them thinking to life Sciencemind. • Working with text –from editing simple text to creating engaging outputs
This Student Book: • Handling Data – turning numbers into useful and easy to understand data
• Starter activities to Discover the key elements of the topic Maths• Encourages students to check their own progress through ‘Review • Is full of with engaging illustrations and stunning photography from • The Internet – how can we use the internet safely, and how can we trust
• Problems and practice to allow them to Explore how the concept is and Reflect’ activities
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2 EAL learners. • Packed with activities, discussion points and case studies
• Fun, collaborative groupwork to Connect the topic strands, and 4 • Multimedia –harnessing technology creatively for graphics, animations,
Review pages that allow both student and teacher to monitor 3 • Uses carefully selected language to make content accessible for EAL movies and more
learners.
progress. The complete-enquiry based primary course: • Computers in society – asking big questions about real life application

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Example scope and sequence – Student Book 1

Oxford International Primary Geography provides a structured
six year primary geography syllabus, fully supported by
lesson-by-lesson plans in the Teacher’s Guide. This can be seen
in this contents list from Student Book 1:

Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
MY SCHOOL THE LOCAL AREA GOING PLACES

My classroom Where do you live? Travelling around
Directions My home Going to school
Making plans What is a home for? It’s my world
My school Homes around the Going on holiday
A school map world Holiday weather
The school grounds Buildings we use Different landscapes
Local jobs
My changing area
My Street

Atlases International First (3-7) Atlas 978 019 848020 4
Activity Book 978 019 848021 1
Use our best-selling atlases to supplement International Primary (7-11) Atlas 978 019 848022 8
Oxford International Primary Geography in Activity Book 978 019 848023 5
your classroom.

 Excellent introduction to maps and finding places
in the world to encourage children to talk about
local and distant places.

 Easy-to read colourful maps help children access
information easily.

 Accompanying activity books build upon themes
from the atlas to reinforce geographical concepts.

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Content is age Where do you live?
appropriate and
has an international Do you live in the countryside or in a town or city?
focus making it
suitable for schools
around the world.

Does your home stand all alone like this?

Sample pages from Student Book 1 16 If you live in the countryside, your home may be all
on its own or in a village.
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In a city there are roads and buildings everywhere.

Millions of people live in a big city.

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city in a can shelter or unload.
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Language is carefully
selected and
reviewed by language
consultants to ensure
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students.

This village has very few There are many buildings in
buildings. this city.

A town is bigger than a village. Activities are presented in a2 The local area
But it is not as big as a city. local and international context
ensuring children are given a 5
Activities global perspective of the topic.

Choose one room in your house. 17
a What do you and your family use that room for?
b What things are there in the room?
c Build a model of the room using modelling clay,

cardboard boxes, fabric and other scrap materials.

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bottom of the sea.
Iceland and Tahiti were made
by volcanoes under the sea.
In warmer seas, many islands
are made up of the shells of
tiny sea animals.
These are called coral islands.

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There are many other islands. the Arabian Gulf. islands.
Australia is one huge island, while the Maldives madeItuispa group
of 1200 small islands. of 33

On the islands BAHRAIN

Beautiful photography and More than a million people
illustrations throughout.
live on the islands of Bahrain.

Most of them live in or near The main islands that m
the capital city, which is up the country of Bahrai
called Manama.

Focus on both human
and physical geography
in all six stages.

Sample pages from Student Book 2 18
Modern buildings in Manama, the capital of Bahrain.
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Farming

Most of Bahrain is low desert.

The farmers on Bahrain
QATAR grow different kinds of fruits

and vegetables.

make Dates are grown around
in. the oases.

Some farmers also keep
chickens and other animals.

Bahrain cannot produce all the Fun, enquiry based
food it needs so a lot has to be activities encourage
bought from other countries. group work and
collaboration.
Farmers growing vegetables 2 An island home
in Bahrain.

Activities

1 a Do you think Bahrain would be a nice place to live and 19 7
work? Tell a friend what you think.

b What job would you like to do there? Say why.

2 Make a poster advertising Bahrain as a good place to visit
for a holiday.

Oxford International An internationally focused
Primary Geography geography course that
inspires students to discover
the world around them.

STAGE 1 UNIT TOPICS STAGE 4 UNIT TOPICS
 My school  Improving the
 The local area Student’s Book
 Going places 978 019 831006 8 environment
 Village settlers
Student’s Book  Life in India
978 019 831003 7  How do we spend

our leisure time?
 What’s in the news?

Workbook Workbook
978 019 831009 9 978 019 831012 9

STAGE 2 UNIT TOPICS STAGE 5 UNIT TOPICS
 The wider world  Water
Student’s Book  An island home Student’s Book  Traffic problems
978 019 831004 4  Going to the 978 019 831007 5  Investigating coasts
 Coastal places and
Workbook seaside
978 019 831010 5  How we learn people
 Wind in the news
about the world
 Passport to the Workbook
978 019 831013 6
world

STAGE 3 UNIT TOPICS STAGE 6 UNIT TOPICS
 Life in a village  Investigating rivers
Student’s Book  Weather around Student’s Book  The mountain
978 019 831005 1 978 019 831008 2
the world environment
Workbook  The view from my  Investigating coasts
978 019 831011 2  Passport to cities
window  What’s in the news?
 Keeping in touch
Workbook
with the world 978 019 831014 3
 What’s in the news?

Teacher’s Guide Stage 1 to 6
978 019 835690 5

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